The Perry Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Houston County Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Perry ended up a good deal behind Veterans and lost 59-45. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Warhawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston County). They walked away with a 72-61 victory over Bishop Snyder on Saturday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Georgia, while the Cardinals are ranked 199th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perry better keep an eye on Malik Gillespie. He was instrumental in Houston County's win, going 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with seven assists and six boards. Gillespie's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Plummer, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points.
Houston County was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Perry's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Houston County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Perry ended up a good deal behind Houston County in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 70-54. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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