Basketball Recap: Johnson County Central Skates Past Falls City with Ease

Thunderbirds

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Mead	49
01/09/25 @ Wilber-Clatonia	31
01/17/25 vs Exeter-Milligan	29
01/25/25 @ Falls City	29
12/10/24 vs Southern	27

Johnson County Central hadn't done well against Falls City recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds breezed by the Falls City Tigers to the tune of 51-22. The Thunderbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Johnson County Central is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Falls City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Johnson County Central will welcome Fairbury at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Falls City, they will be playing at home against Auburn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.