The Perry Pirates will take on the West Branch Warriors in a tournament on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Perry sitting on three straight wins and West Branch on six.
Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-38 victory over Keystone.
Meanwhile, West Branch didn't have too much trouble with Salem on Tuesday as they won 33-19. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Quakers are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.1 points over those games. As for Perry, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Perry came up short against West Branch when the teams last played back in March of 2020, falling 44-36. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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