[Gridiron_Raid]

Not excuses just thoughts from an outsider.

1. Perry played 3 games in 4 days one of which being the future 14th champion Hazard bulldogs, Breathitt had a 6 day layoff.

2. Breathitt now has 2 wins over teams that are .500, and none over .500. Is perry good, yes, but they are 8-8.

3. Perry can’t guard, Watching clips and peaking on a stream here and there, looks like breathitt could drive anytime they wanted too. That’s been a thing all year for perry. Breathitt won’t get that easy lane drives against hazard.

Hazard and Breathitt are 15 pts ahead of every team in the region.

I think these are poor excuses. We are talking about 15-19 year olds they should be able to play games every night. The high school game is only 32 mins long. I think if a team sits for 6 days without a game would hurt them more than playing 3 nights in a row. Just my opinion. Perry looked like Swiss cheese. They better hit the fundamentals and play some defense if they want a shot at the regions. Def breathitt and hazards to lose at this point. Looking forward to the All A

I was just trying to throw out into the wind that maybe breathitt isn’t world beaters just yet. Perry is not a grade A basketball team. They cannot guard at all, they don’t have a beast inside that can block shots or outrebound. Not a good recipe for success. Add that on top of playing hazard, which takes a lot of the effort and energy in practice leading up to it, then another game between them and breathitt. I know from experience that when you play the top 2 teams in the region pretty much back to back, it can be hard to prepare for the second game especially if the momentum is gone from the first. 

My opinion on this game is breathitt didn’t win by enough to prove to me they are better than hazard. The supporting cast will have to be able to be real contributors to beat hazard, cause i doubt sperry will cross half court not in a trap or double team.