Preview: Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans vs. Johnson County Central Thunderbirds
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Johnson County Central is ranked 63rd).
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-38 loss to Pawnee City. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer in their matchups with Pawnee City: they've now lost three in a row.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brogan Dunlap, who scored 13 points along with two steals, and Hunter Bohling who scored 12 points. That was a full 34.2% of Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Johnson County Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past Weeping Water with a 43-38 win. The score was all tied up 17-17 at the break, but Johnson County Central was the better team in the second half.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Johnson County Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer lost to Johnson County Central at home by a decisive 67-53 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Will Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
