After flying high against West Geauga last Wednesday, Perry came back down to earth. The Perry Pirates fell to the Rootstown Rovers 48-43. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Rovers are ranked 56th).
Colbie Curall was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards for Rootstown. Curall continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Germann, who posted 11 points.
Perry's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Rootstown, their victory was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1.
Coming up, Perry will take on Normandy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Rootstown, they will face off against Madison at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Rootstown likes a good challenge.
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