The Perry Pumas will venture away from home to face off against the Hamilton Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 67-32 victory over Liberty. The win continues a trend for the Pumas in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hamilton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past Rincon/University 70-42 on Thursday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Rangers are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perry pushed their record up to 15-12 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. As for Hamilton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.
Perry beat Hamilton 63-53 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perry 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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