Clyde is 2-8 against Perkins since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Clyde Fliers will head out on the road to square off against the Perkins Pirates at 1:30 p.m. Clyde is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Clyde's and Columbian's match on Thursday was close at halftime, but Clyde turned on the heat in the second half with 31 points. Clyde was the clear victor by a 46-23 margin over Columbian. Clyde pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit Columbian had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clyde to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taitum Jeffrey, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Jeffrey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kenzlie Guhn, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Perkins strolled past Norwalk with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 49-35.
Clyde has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Perkins, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Clyde couldn't quite finish off Perkins when the teams last played back in January and fell 48-46. Can Clyde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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