Basketball Game Preview: Utopian Academy for the Arts vs. Jasper County Hurricanes

Utopian Academy for the Arts will head out on the road to challenge the Jasper County Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Utopian Academy for the Arts has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 18 straight losses, while Jasper County will come in with three straight wins.

Utopian Academy for the Arts is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Lamar County 95-90.

Despite the defeat, Utopian Academy for the Arts got top-tier performance from Quevion Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 35 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Franklin, who went 7 for 8 en route to 17 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Jasper County on Tuesday. They put the hurt on W D Mohammed with a sharp 70-44 victory. The match marked the Hurricanes' most dominant win of the season.

Utopian Academy for the Arts' loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Jasper County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.