Basketball Recap: Long Creek Comes Up Short

On Tuesday, the Long Creek Dragons lost to the Johnson City Eagles on the road by a 54-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1085th, while the Eagles are ranked 369th).

Long Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Johnson City, they pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Long Creek will face off against KIPP Somos Collegiate at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Johnson City, they will take on Center Point at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.