The Perry Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Normandy Invaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Perry was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-43 to Rootstown. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Rovers are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Normandy was able to grind out a solid win over Buckeye on Saturday, taking the game 48-39. The victory continues a trend for the Invaders in their matchups with the Bucks: they've now won six in a row.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Normandy, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
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