Two dominant backs in Decorrion Daniels and Stanley Smart Jr. are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Perry Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Benedictine Cadets at 7:30 p.m.
Perry is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Ware County on Friday. The Panthers took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Gators are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Benedictine came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 75-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-0.
Perry's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4. As for Benedictine, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Perry didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Benedictine in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cadets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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