The Perry basketball teams divided a HOIAC set at Saydel Friday, with the Jayettes posting a 55-23 victory while the Bluejays fell by a 69-45 margin. The Perry girls followed up by hosting Baxter Saturday, with the Bolts departing with a 59-27 triumph.
The Bolts are undefeated in Class 1A and are now 20-0 after their win in Saturday’s non-conference tilt while the Perry girls fell to 8-11 overall. The Jayettes are 5-8 in conference play.
Baxter was out quickly, running to a 16-3 lead after one frame and holding a 24-14 advantage at the break. A 21-9 scoring burst in the third frame but the game out of reach for the hosts.
Lydia Olejniczak had 10 points for Perry and Callie Steva seven. Jayna Kenney and Kathryn West tallied four points apiece, with Maci Tunink adding two.
Elie Tuhn paced the Bolts with 25 points, with Melodee Selover adding 11.
The action was nearly reversed Friday, with the Jayettes erupting to an 18-4 lead over the Eagles. Perry led Saydel (1-19, 1-12), 35-13, at the intermission and never looked back.
Olejniczak poured in 27 points and Kenney 16, with West having nine, Steva two and Tunink one. Kenney and Olejniczak each made a pair of 3-pointers.
Saydel (8-11, 5-8) turned an 11-10 lead after eight minutes of play in the boys game into a 33-20 advantage at the half. Perry (2-17, 0-13) was outscored, 19-7, in third period to fall into a 52-27 hole as the fourth quarter began.
Geren Kenney had 11 points and Owen Myers 10 to lead the Jays. Drake Levan provided nine points, Zander Mahler and Kaelen Davis six points each, Caden Steva two and Matthew Booker one.
Mason Hicks had 22 points to lead Saydel, with Shyne Lo scoring 15 and Judd Roberts 12.
Perry will host Nevada Tuesday in their HOIAC finale, with the Jayettes traveling to Webster City Friday while the Bluejays will visit South Tama County.
