After three games on the road, Fayetteville-Perry is heading back home. They will take on the Middletown Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Fayetteville-Perry proved on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 65-35 victory over Cincinnati Christian on the road. Given Fayetteville-Perry's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Cincinnati Christian is ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fayetteville-Perry got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryley Kleemeyer out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kleemeyer has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lilly Carlier, who scored ten points along with six assists and three steals.
Middletown Christian was handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Stivers School for the Arts on February 8th. Middletown Christian breezed by Stivers School for the Arts at home to the tune of 66-15.
Fayetteville-Perry's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Middletown Christian, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Everything went Fayetteville-Perry's way against Middletown Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as Fayetteville-Perry made off with a 57-36 victory. Does Fayetteville-Perry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middletown Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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