Basketball Game Preview: Johnson County Central Thunderbirds vs. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans

Johnson County Central is 2-8 against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds will look to defend their home court against the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Johnson County Central will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Weeping Water, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Johnson County Central came out on top against Weeping Water by a score of 46-34 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer). They breezed by Pawnee City to the tune of 69-21 on Tuesday. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Johnson County Central has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Johnson County Central couldn't quite finish off Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 44-41. Will Johnson County Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.