The Perry Panthers will take on the Firestone Falcons at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Perry will be strutting in after a victory while Firestone will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Perry strolled past Lake with points to spare, taking the game 50-35. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blue Streaks: they've now won four in a row.
Perry can attribute much of their success to Nasir Foster, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine steals. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Martelli, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Perry was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 8-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 71 points the game before, Firestone was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 67-24 loss at the hands of Garfield Community Learning Center. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Golden Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Perry's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Firestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Perry barely slipped by Firestone in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 65-64. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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