Basketball Preview: Johnson Eagles vs. Choctaw County Tigers
Johnson is 8-0 against Choctaw County since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Johnson Eagles will welcome the Choctaw County Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Johnson is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 20th last Friday. They came up short against Marengo, falling 56-30. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Choctaw County ended up a good deal behind Southern Choctaw on Friday and lost 53-39.
Choctaw County might have lost, but man, Kamya Straight was a machine: she scored 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. That was a full 56.4% of Choctaw County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Thomas, who had nine points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Johnson fell to 2-1. As for Choctaw County, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Johnson strolled past Choctaw County in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 41-25. Will Johnson repeat their success, or does Choctaw County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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