Football Preview: Perry Panthers vs. Wayne County Yellow Jackets
The Perry Panthers will head out to square off against the Wayne County Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Perry is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Perry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past New Hampstead, posting an 80-47 win at home. Considering the Panthers have won three matchups by more than 30 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ahmad Gordon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Decorrion Daniels, who gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Hampstead only rushed for 44.
Meanwhile, Wayne County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Warner Robins on the road and fell 36-3. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Demons are ranked 32nd).
Perry's record is now 4-2. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Perry came up short against Wayne County when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 14-7. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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