Lady Panthers host Morgan Co. Fri.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Lady Panthers started out last week with a big 42-27 victory over the Lady Knights of Johnson in Gainesville.

Hoping to keep their streak alive, Jackson County next traveled to Homer to face the Lady Leopards of Banks County, a team they had defeated a week before in the Panther Tip-Off Classic for the championship.

The Lady Panthers took control early, leading 12-5 by the end of the first quarter. But Banks County closed the gap, and held Jackson County to only two points in the second quarter, while they picked up six to make the score 14-11 going into the half.

The game remained close in the third quarter, with the Lady Panthers holding a slim three-point lead, 24-21, at the end of the third. But Jackson County moved away in the fourth quarter, holding the Lady Leopards to only six points while they picked up 15 to take a 39-27 victory.

For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald or The Braselton News.