Peru entered their matchup against Beekmantown on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Peru Nighthawks received a blow as they fell 45-30 to the Beekmantown Eagles. The game marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Peru's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Violet Berry, who posted ten points. Maddie Corral was another key player, putting up six points.
Payton Parliament was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 14 points, 17 rebounds, and ten steals for Beekmantown. Parliament has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace McCasland, who had eight points and four steals.
Peru's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Beekmantown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Peru didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-31 victory against Ticonderoga on the 16th. As for Beekmantown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 38-34 defeat against Bellows Free Academy on the 11th.
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