Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Perry

Perry won the last time they faced Madison and things went their way on Saturday too. The Perry Pirates enjoyed a cozy 45-31 victory over the Madison Blue Streaks. The matchup marked the Pirates' most dominant win of the season so far.

Despite the loss, Madison had strong showings from Mac Steele, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards, and Dakotah Aufdenberg, who posted four points and six rebounds. That was a full 38.7% of Madison's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Pirates

Previous 4 Games

01/04/25 @ Madison	45-31
12/28/24 @ Geneva	60-52
12/21/24 vs Chagrin Falls	57-47
12/19/24 vs Riverside	69-57

The victory (which was Perry's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Madison, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perry will square off against Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Madison, they will challenge Jefferson Area at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.