Two dominant backs in Decorrion Daniels and Tayshaun Franklin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Perry Panthers and the Ware County Gators will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Perry's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-0 win over Wayne County. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellow Jackets had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Ware County two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew New Hampstead out of the water with a 57-19 final score. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Gators' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Phoenix are ranked 176th).
Ware County's win came from a few key players Perry will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaiah White, who threw for 177 yards and one touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. A healthy portion of White's aerial production (119 yards to be exact) went to Jamario Rice, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ware County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.3 points over those games. As for Perry, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Perry was able to grind out a solid victory over Ware County when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 31-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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