The Black Knights from Penn finished Tippecanoe ranked 11th with their huge wheels and high goal shooter. They’ll be looking to add a win to their resume and make it three straight years with at least one win after winning in Kokomo last year and sweeping the Indiana regionals the year before. After watching from up north, what improvements will they bring to Perry?

Cyber Blue went into eliminations at Walker Warren as the 7th seed captain with a quality alliance, but an untimely jammed shooter and drivetrain problems in a critical third match led to their demise. Hungry for redemption; they will be looking to join 1747 as this year’s champions in their own house. Can they make the adjustments necessary to win?

Probably the odds on favorite to compete for the win this weekend. With a week off between their adventure down to North Carolina and their performance at Tippecanoe, what will THRUST have in store to raise the bar for the competition this weekend? With a big target of being an offensive juggernaut, will they need to adjust to stronger courtyard defense?

At Tippecanoe, they quietly posted the best defense busting score and lead themselves to a position as the 2nd seed alliance captain. With the breaching rate at Walker Warren, will they have to adjust their strategy with a more boulder-centric approach to stay competitive?

PantherTech captained the 5th seed alliance this past weekend and were nothing if not consistent with their partners 1747 and 3947; posting elimination scores of 111, 153, 152, 150, and 150. However, their consistency was not enough, as they were eliminated by the eventual champion alliance of 1024-868-1720 in the semi-finals.

The Kil-A-Bytes have dominated in the state of Indiana, having won both district events so far. Their ability to lead alliances through the opponent’s defenses, attack towers high and low, and capture the tower is impeccable.

Red Alert, with their impressive intake/shooter arm and Sally Port manipulator, have finished 17th and 12th at Tippecanoe and Walker Warren respectively and were first round picks both times. Can they continue to improve and work their way to another solid performance and possible alliance captain position?

Coming off of their win on their home turf at Tippecanoe, Harrison Boiler Robotics came back down to earth by facing a variety of obstacles. Even despite the obstacles placed in their way, 1747 helped push the 5th seed to semifinals.

Team Hammond ended the weekend on the 8th seeded alliance, in spite of having unfortunate and untimely code gremlins. If they can get their code to play nicely, their experienced drive team can lead them to a better finish and propel themselves back to the top of the rankings in Indiana.

The Digital Goats have a quality robot and had strong qualification rounds at Tippy, but went un-selected despite having a top-15 OPR. Can they separate themselves from the rest of the pack at Perry and earn a spot in eliminations?

The PhyXT Gears were an absolute steal as the last pick during alliance selections this past weekend at Walker Warren. Their strong 2015 season has carried over and has led to their first ever victory in 2016. How will they add to their successes and climb higher within the state rankings?

These dark-horses from Munster are powering their way into their second event and hope to improve on their scaling. At Perry, they will try to give 4103 (Roborioles from Avon) a run for their money for the title of best scaling robot in the state.