Basketball Game Preview: Johnson County Central Thunderbirds vs. Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats

The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds will challenge the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Johnson County Central duked it out withFreeman on Thursday. Johnson County Central lost 67-42 to Freeman. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Falcons are ranked sixth).

Meanwhile, Exeter-Milligan/Friend's undefeated season came to an end after 12 games on Thursday. They took a blow against Johnson-Brock, falling 75-31. The game marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Johnson County Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.