Perry is 0-6 against South Hamilton since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Perry Bluejays' homestand continues as they prepare to take on the South Hamilton Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Perry will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings (they are ranked 297th, while South Hamilton is ranked 130th).
After soaring to 61 points the game before, Perry were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a serious blow against Roland-Story, falling 71-11. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Perry has scored all season.
Taryn Nehring was Perry's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Callie Steva held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, South Hamilton put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 61-16 victory over Greene County. That 45 points margin sets a new team best for South Hamilton this season.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for South Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Perry was taken down by South Hamilton 65-32 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Perry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.