Basketball Recap: Expression Prep Academy Drops Season-High Score on Johnson Central

Lions

Team Score (Highest)

02/04/25 @ Johnson Central	95
12/29/24 @ Metcalfe County	85
01/17/25 @ Mountain Mission	80
11/08/24 @ Wesley Christian	78
01/27/25 vs Martin County	77

Expression Prep Academy scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Johnson Central Golden Eagles by a score of 98-95. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since December 19, 2024.

Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mitchell Cox, who shot 7-for-12 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 25 points and 11 assists. The dominant performance also gave Cox a new career-high in field goal percentage (64%). Another player making a difference was Rasheed Morrison, who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine boards.

Cox wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Expression Prep Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Johnson Central found their leader in sophomore Austin Slone, who dropped a triple-double with 46 points, 12 rebounds, and ten assists. Slone's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Shepherd, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 23 points.

Expression Prep Academy's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Johnson Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Expression Prep Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-52 defeat against Lewis County on the 5th. As for Johnson Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 78-64 victory against Paintsville on the 6th.