Peebles was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 46-28 fall against the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Rockets are ranked 89th).
Fayetteville-Perry found their leader in sophomore Christina Murphy, who posted ten points along with eight steals and six assists. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for Murphy. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryley Kleemeyer, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Peebles' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Peebles will host Wheelersburg at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will head out on the road to square off against Georgetown at 2:00 p.m. on December 27th.
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