The Wabash Apaches entered their tilt with the Peru Tigers with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Wabash narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Peru 57-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Wabash got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trevor Daughtry out in front who scored 20 points. Grant Ford was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Despite the loss, Peru still got an impressive performance from Matthew Roettger, who shot 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Roettger is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ian Potts, who scored 11 points.
Peru struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Wabash has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Wabash will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Rochester at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Rochester focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday. As for Peru, they will square off against Norwell at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Norwell is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Peru will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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