Perkins and Clyde are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Perkins Pirates will square off against the Clyde Fliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Perkins is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Shelby to the tune of 87-55 on Tuesday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clyde entered their tilt with Norwalk on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with an 80-70 victory over the Truckers.
Clyde's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Perkins, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Perkins strolled past Clyde in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 75-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perkins since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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