The Perry Panthers (Perry, GA) basketball edged the host Rutland Hurricanes (Macon, GA), 50-46 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 3-7 record. They play next when they travel to Central for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Perry will play a Chargers team coming off a 69-53 non-league loss to Westside (Macon, GA). The Chargers record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, Rutland falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to Jackson (Jackson, GA) to play the Red Devils in a AA Region 2 bout on Friday, January 3. The Red Devils go into the bout with a record of 3-8. Jackson won 61-50 in their recent non-league bout against Academy for Classical Education (Macon, GA)