The Wabash Apaches will head out on the road to challenge the Peru Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wabash will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you drain six more threes than your opponent, a fact Wabash proved on Friday. They came out on top against Whitko by a score of 44-36.
Trevor Daughtry and Izaak Wright were among the main playmakers for Wabash as the former scored 17 points along with five rebounds and the latter scored 17 points. Kaden Vogel was another key contributor, scoring two points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Rochester scored an imposing 64 points on Friday, Peru still came out on top. Peru took their matchup against Rochester 72-64. 72 seems to be a good number for Peru as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Peru to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alex Ross, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ross also posted eight assists for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Eldridge, who scored 21 points.
Wabash has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Peru, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9.
Friday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Wabash have been dynamite from deep this season, having nailed 43.6% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've made 43.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wabash was able to grind out a solid win over Peru when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 82-74. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Peru's Braxten Robbins, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 3 assists. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Wabash to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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