Portal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 41-28 to the Bryan County Redskins. 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 275th, while the Redskins are ranked 65th).

London Blackmon
| 12/06/24 @ Bryan County | 2 |
| 12/03/24 vs Screven County | 1 |
| 01/23/24 vs Montgomery County | 1 |
| 01/19/24 @ Jenkins County | 1 |
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Portal's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was London Blackmon, who posted 12 points and six boards. The dominant performance also gave Blackmon a new career-high in assists (two). Millie Kingsberry was another key player, putting up five points and five steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bryan County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elizabeth Harvey, who put up five points along with eight boards and three steals. Harvey is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Mikell, who had five points and four steals.
Portal's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bryan County, the win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Portal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-32 victory against Jenkins County on the 13th. As for Bryan County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 68-63 defeat against Metter on the 10th.
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