Park Rapids lost against Perham back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Park Rapids Panthers were dealt an 85-55 loss at the hands of the Perham Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 106th).
Perham was led to victory by Regan Hemberger and Kaia Anderson. Hemberger went 7 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 23 points and three steals, while Anderson went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Cora Grismer, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Park Rapids has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Perham, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
Park Rapids has already played their next game (against Mahnomen/Waubun), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Perham will take on Crookston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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