Hemet is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Perris is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hemet Bulldogs will host the Perris Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hemet knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 games -- so hopefully Perris likes a good challenge.
If Hemet beats Perris with 74 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Hemet came out on top against Paloma Valley by a score of 74-64 on Tuesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Wildcats are ranked 820th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Perris strolled past Vista del Lago with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 74-58.
Perris has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Hemet, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Hemet beat Perris 67-56 in their previous matchup on January 7th. Will Hemet repeat their success, or does Perris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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