The New Hampstead Phoenix just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Perry Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. New Hampstead has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 13.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-8, which was the final score in New Hampstead's tilt against Warner Robins on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Demons are ranked 11th).
Perry has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 41-23 bruising from Wayne County on Friday. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
New Hampstead's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Perry, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
New Hampstead might still be hurting after the 77-52 loss they got from Perry in their previous meeting two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Hampstead was down 46-24.
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