Perry lost against Veterans two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Perry Panthers took a hard 59-45 fall against the Veterans Warhawks. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the Warhawks are ranked 156th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Veterans to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaivyon Dawson, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Those 15 points gave Dawson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Byrd, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Perry and nudges their season record down to 3-9. As for Veterans, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-4.
Perry will head out to face off against Houston County at 4:30 p.m. on December 28th. As for Veterans, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Coffee at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
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