The Fort Loramie Redskins will face off against the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Loramie had no problem doing just that on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cavaliers 61-12 at home. The victory was familiar territory for Fort Loramie who now have ten in a row.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry's and Middletown Christian's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Fayetteville-Perry turned on the heat in the second half with 30 points. Fayetteville-Perry blew past Middletown Christian 47-25. Given Fayetteville-Perry's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while Middletown Christian is ranked 436th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryley Kleemeyer was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Rummel, who scored nine points along with six steals and two blocks.
Fort Loramie's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Everything went Fort Loramie's way against Fayetteville-Perry when the teams last played back in March of 2015 as Fort Loramie made off with a 55-29 win. Will Fort Loramie repeat their success, or does Fayetteville-Perry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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