Basketball Game Preview: Johnson County Trojans vs. Turner County Titans

The Johnson County Trojans will challenge the Turner County Titans on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Johnson County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-50 victory over Calhoun County.

Ziyah Lewis

Steals

02/18/25 vs Calhoun County	4
02/14/25 vs Hancock Central	3
02/13/25 @ Wilkinson County	6
02/08/25 vs Georgia Military College	3
02/07/25 vs Wilkinson County	5
+ 7 more games

Ziyah Lewis was her usual excellent self, putting up 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of S'Riyah Bostick, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards.

Johnson County was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.6 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.

Meanwhile, Turner County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 74-54. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Johnson County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Turner County, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.