The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will square off against the Summit Country Day Silver Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Fayetteville-Perry's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Summit Country Day has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Fayetteville-Perry is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Western Brown: they outscored them in every quarter. Fayetteville-Perry put the hurt on Western Brown with a sharp 46-24 victory on Saturday. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
12/28/24 @ Western Brown | 7 |
12/16/24 @ Fairfield | 6 |
11/25/24 vs McClain | 5 |
11/30/23 vs North Adams | 4 |
12/18/23 vs Fairfield | 4 |
Fayetteville-Perry can attribute much of their success to Aubrey Barber, who posted 11 points and seven steals, and Ryley Kleemeyer, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 23 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Barber a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Rummel, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
Fayetteville-Perry smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Summit Country Day came into Monday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Woodward by a score of 52-45 on Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Silver Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 169th).
Fayetteville-Perry's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Summit Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
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