Basketball Recap: Johnsonville Find Success

Takhari Ross

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/04/25 @ Lake View	82%
01/15/24 vs West Florence	77%
01/17/24 vs Scott's Branch	60%
12/17/24 @ Green Sea Floyds	50%
12/11/24 vs Kingstree	45%

If Lake View wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Johnsonville, they should've done a better job of containing Takhari Ross. The Johnsonville Flashes were the clear victor by a 60-35 margin over the Lake View Wild Gators on Tuesday thanks to Ross, who went 9-for-11 en route to 21 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%).

Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who posted seven points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played.

Despite the loss, Lake View had strong showings from Terrence Alford, who had 17 points, and Jalen Clarke, who earned 13 points.

Johnsonville's record is now 4-10. As for Lake View, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Johnsonville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-56 loss against Carvers Bay on the 10th. As for Lake View, they have also already played their next game, a 50-43 defeat against Hemingway on the 5th.