The Hughes Lions entered their tilt with the Perry County Vikings with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Hughes skirted past Perry County 45-43. That's another feather in the cap for Hughes, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Perry County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Pevahouse, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jake Mercer, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Hughes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Perry County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Hughes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perry County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Loretto at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lorettopresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Perry County in Tennessee (Loretto is ranked 97th, while Perry County is ranked 308th).
