Basketball Recap: Goreville Piles Up the Points Against Johnston City

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Home	81-41 W
02/04/25 - Away	80-49 W
02/13/24 - Away	65-48 W
01/30/24 - Home	77-53 W
11/27/23 - Home	84-29 W
+ 5 more games

Goreville came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Johnston City Indians 81-41. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-12.

Goreville pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. As for Johnston City, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-20.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Goreville will head out to challenge Trico at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Johnston City, they will venture away from home to square off against Galatia at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Galatia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.