The Dobson Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Perry Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dobson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 86-25 win over San Luis. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
12/10/24 vs San Luis | 3 |
12/05/24 @ South Mountain | 3 |
12/04/24 @ Valley Vista | 3 |
11/30/24 vs Tempe | 2 |
Dobson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Julian Acereto, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points in addition to five boards and three steals, and Julian Day, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. Acereto has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tremaine Turner, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Perry put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cesar Chavez 73-49. The Pumas have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 24 points or more this season.
Perry pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dobson, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Dobson lost to Perry on the road by a decisive 85-69 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Can Dobson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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