KAYLEN TRASK drives for the South Hamilton girls at Perry. (DFJ photo by Angela Hewitt)

PERRY — A big fourth quarter allowed Perry to rally and exact revenge on the South Hamilton girls basketball team here on Friday, 40-31.

The Hawks (5-15) led by a point heading into the final period, and were eight minutes away from earning the season sweep over the Jayettes (5-14).

Instead, Perry sealed a rare victory over South Hamilton with a 17-7 closing frame.

“This was a tough loss for us against (an opponent) we know we are capable of beating,” said Hawk head coach Mark Henderson, referring to his squad’s 39-29 triumph in Jewell last month. “In a lot of ways, we played well enough to win. But we couldn’t do the most important part: put the ball in the basket.

“To Perry’s credit, they shot the ball well. They made some big three-pointers down the stretch, and we couldn’t match them.”

Kaylen Trask had nine points for South Hamilton, which made only 20 percent of its field goals overall. Claire Hewitt pulled down 10 rebounds.

Tessa Skartvedt added six rebounds, five steals and four blocks. Freshman reserve Emma Lammers also chipped in five steals.

“I was proud of the effort,” Henderson said. “I thought we played hard and played together. We took care of the ball better than most nights (only 15 tunovers), we shot good, open shots, we forced turnovers and we got to the free throw line more than our opponent.

“Most nights, if we do all of that, we’re going to win. We just didn’t have a good shooting night, and (the Jayettes) did.”

The Hawks host Greene County on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in their regular-season finale.