The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fayetteville-Perry is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Fayetteville-Perry ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairfield and snuck past 49-46. Given Fayetteville-Perry's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Fairfield is ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fayetteville-Perry found their leader in underclassman Christina Murphy, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Murphy hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Rummel, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Miami Valley Christian Academy came up short against Bethel-Tate on Thursday and fell 37-29.
Fayetteville-Perry has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Miami Valley Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Fayetteville-Perry's way against Miami Valley Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as Fayetteville-Perry made off with a 49-23 victory. Will Fayetteville-Perry repeat their success, or does Miami Valley Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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