The Middletown Christian Eagles and the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Middletown Christian Eagles had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 47-25 walloping at the hands of the Rockets. Middletown Christian was red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 55 points in the three matches prior) but Fayetteville-Perry's defense proved too tough.
Ryley Kleemeyer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fayetteville-Perry, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kleemeyer is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cara Rummel, who scored nine points along with six steals and two blocks.
Middletown Christian dropped their record down to 15-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Middletown Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will face off against Fort Loramie at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fayetteville-Perry is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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