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| 01/30/24 - Home | 75-66 W |
| 12/20/22 - Neutral | 72-35 W |
| 03/18/21 - Neutral | 59-30 W |
Perham is 3-0 against Wadena-Deer Creek since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Perham Yellowjackets will head out to challenge the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. Perham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Wadena-Deer Creek likes a good challenge.
Perham will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 20) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Pelican Rapids out 66-63. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Vikings are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Wadena-Deer Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 76-72 heartbreaker at the hands of New York Mills. That's two games in a row now that the Wolverines have lost by exactly four points.
Perham's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7. As for Wadena-Deer Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Perham beat Wadena-Deer Creek 75-66 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perham 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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