Basketball Recap: Johnson City Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 8:10am

Basketball Recap: Johnson City Wildcats vs. Vestal Golden Bears

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Previous 4 Games

01/15/25 @ Vestal41-37
01/11/25 @ Binghamton50-47
01/03/25 @ Corning-Painted Post57-44
12/29/24 vs Towanda53-28

Johnson City had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They managed a 41-37 win over the Vestal Golden Bears. The 41-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Johnson City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aliya Hankey, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Hankey is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Emery Guzyk was another key player, putting up 13 points and three steals.

Johnson City pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Vestal, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Johnson City Wildcats duke it out with the Wallkill Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vestal has already played their next contest (against Binghamton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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