Wayne was the 53-39 winner over Northmont when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Wayne Warriors were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 54-53 to the Northmont Thunderbolts. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 297th).
Loss or not, Wayne got some senior leadership from Myles Perkins and Jay'Sean Price. Perkins went 6 of 12 en route to 18 points, while Price went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Post, who posted five points.
Wayne's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Northmont, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Wayne will take on Fairmont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Northmont, they will challenge Butler at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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