The Barry Western Wildcats will take on the Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes in a tournament on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Barry Western finally turned things around against Greenview on Saturday. They really took it to the Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-22 win. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Griggsville-Perry's strategy against Barry Western on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Griggsville-Perry blew Barry Western out of the water with a 59-27 final score. The Tornadoes pushed the score to 40-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Griggsville-Perry's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Barry Western, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Barry Western took a serious blow against Griggsville-Perry when the teams last played on Friday, falling 59-27. Can Barry Western avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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