Football Preview: Perry Panthers vs. Houston County Bears
Perry is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Houston County is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Perry Panthers will welcome the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Perry was able to grind out a solid win over Peach County, taking the game 49-39. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Trojans are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Decorrion Daniels and he. Daniels gained 111 total yards and three touchdowns while he gained 111 total yards and three touchdowns. Ahmad Gordon was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards. Cullen Mcdaniel was another key player, throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perry was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 492 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Houston County sidestepped Effingham County for a 44-41 victory.
Perry's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Houston County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Perry came up short against Houston County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 42-35. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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