Perry County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Houston County Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Perry County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Perry County's strategy against Collinwood on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Perry County blew Collinwood out of the water with a 70-36 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-16.
Perry County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jake Mercer, who scored 16 points, and Colton Pevahouse, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Pevahouse is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Warren, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Houston County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points), and they went ahead and made it six back in January. They breezed by Big Sandy on the road to the tune of 62-35. Houston County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Perry County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Houston County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Perry County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Houston County when the teams last played back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perry County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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