Basketball Recap: Johnson Jaguars vs. MacArthur Brahmas
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson). They strolled past the MacArthur Brahmas with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-41. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Jaguars also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2022.
MacArthur's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Lee, who scored 17 points in addition to three steals, and Faith Thomas, who scored 14 points. That was a full 41.5% of MacArthur's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zion Zarb-Cousin, who earned five points along with five rebounds.
Johnson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for MacArthur, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Johnson has already played their next contest, a 56-40 victory against O'Connor on the 15th. As for MacArthur, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-29 win against Victoria East on the 15th.
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