The Perry Central Commodores will head out on the road to face off against the Orleans Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Perry Central sitting on three straight victories and Orleans on eight.
While Perry Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Pike Central 53-22 on Tuesday. Given the Commodores' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Chargers are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orleans made easy work of West Washington on Tuesday and carried off a 64-40 win. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Orleans' victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.7 points. As for Perry Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Perry Central might still be hurting after the 55-30 defeat they got from Orleans in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Perry Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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