The Perry County Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Wayne County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Perry County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Perry County earned a 60-52 victory over Waverly Central.
Perry County relied on the efforts of Jake Mercer, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 21 points, and Colton Pevahouse, who went 7 for 10 en route to 21 points and seven boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pevahouse has scored at least a third of Perry County's points. Another player making a difference was Landon Warren, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points and four blocks.
Perry County was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wayne County came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 80-48. The Wildcats pushed the score to 58-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Wayne County's win came from a few key players Perry County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cayman Camfield, who posted 22 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Sayler Skelton was another key player, putting up 17 points and five boards.
Perry County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Wayne County, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Perry County and Wayne County are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Perry County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.7 points per game. However, it's not like Wayne County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Perry County was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne County when the teams last played back in January, winning 49-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perry County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
