The Perry County Vikings came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They really took it to Collinwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-36 victory at home. That looming 70-36 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Perry County yet this season.
Perry County was led to victory by Jake Mercer and Colton Pevahouse. Mercer scored 16 points, while Pevahouse dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Pevahouse has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Warren, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Perry County's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Collinwood, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perry County will challenge Houston County at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Houston County will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Perry County surely won't give up without a fight. Collinwood's road trip will continue as they head out to face McKenzie on February 24th. McKenzie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Collinwood likes a good challenge.
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