Basketball Game Preview: Kingstree Blazers vs. Johnsonville Flashes

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2024, 2:34am

Basketball Preview: Kingstree Blazers vs. Johnsonville Flashes

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Previous Games

12/04/24 - Home45-29 W
12/05/23 - Away60-48 W
01/28/20 - Home57-69 L
01/07/20 - Away59-87 L
01/22/19 - Away73-69 W
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Kingstree is 8-2 against Johnsonville since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Kingstree Blazers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Johnsonville Flashes at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Kingstree will head out to face Johnsonville after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Kingstree fell 58-46 to Hemingway. The Blazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Johnsonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 71-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Columbus.

Kingstree will need focus on slowing down Takhari Ross, one of several Johnsonville players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 22 points and three steals. Those 22 points gave Ross a new career-high. Terry Parrot was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.

Johnsonville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Kingstree, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.

Kingstree strolled past Johnsonville in their previous meeting on Wednesday by a score of 45-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingstree since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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