The Perkins Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Norwalk Truckers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Perkins was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-39 to Columbian.
Meanwhile, Norwalk waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They strolled past the Blue Streaks with points to spare, taking the game 64-46. Given the Truckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norwalk pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Perkins, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Perkins ended up a good deal behind Norwalk in their previous meeting last Saturday, losing 55-41. Can Perkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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