Basketball Game Preview: Louisville Lions vs. Johnson County Central Thunderbirds

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Previous Games

12/14/23 - Home	23-38 L
12/16/22 - Away	27-24 W
12/17/21 - Home	37-27 W
12/18/20 - Away	52-13 W
02/01/20 - Away	44-26 W
+ 5 more games

Louisville has gone 9-1 against Johnson County Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Louisville Lions will head out to challenge the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Johnson County Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Louisville, who comes in off a win.

Louisville is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Weeping Water on Tuesday. Louisville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Weeping Water 31-29. The 31-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Johnson County Central's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Palmyra.

Johnson County Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Louisville, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.

Louisville lost to Johnson County Central on the road by a decisive 38-23 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Louisville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.