The Firestone Falcons will head out to face off against the Perry Panthers at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Firestone has given up an average of 62.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Firestone is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 71 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Garfield Community Learning Center on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Golden Rams and fell 67-24. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Golden Rams are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Perry didn't have too much trouble with Lake on Tuesday as they won 50-35. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blue Streaks: they've now won four in a row.
Firestone better keep an eye on Nasir Foster. He was instrumental in Perry's win, almost dropping a double-double with 15 points and nine steals. Foster has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least three steals, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Martelli, who posted nine points and six boards.
Perry was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 8-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Firestone dropped their record down to 5-15 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Perry, their record is now 9-10.
Firestone and Perry were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but Firestone came up empty-handed after a 65-64 defeat. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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