The Perry County Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the McKenzie Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
A well-balanced attack led Perry County over Hughes in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Perry County blew Hughes out of the water with a 60-14 final score. Perry County pushed the score to 49-9 by the end of the third, a deficit Hughes had no chance of recovering from.
Perry County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kristan Duncan led the charge by scoring ten points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Byrd, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, McKenzie came tearing into last Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 65-21 win over Big Sandy. Given McKenzie's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Big Sandy is ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perry County's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for McKenzie, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Perry County suffered a grim 75-49 defeat to McKenzie in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Perry County was down 48-27.
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