
Jaguars
01/11/25 vs LEE | 62-51 |
01/08/25 vs Madison | 57-19 |
01/03/25 vs Reagan | 51-28 |
12/31/24 @ SA Roosevelt | 56-23 |
12/20/24 vs Brandeis | 65-55 |
Johnson extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Jera Salters. The Johnson Jaguars came out on top against the LEE Volunteers by a score of 62-51 on Saturday thanks in part to Salters, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Mitchell, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points and five steals. She is becoming a predictor of Johnson's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 18-5 (and 2-3 when she doesn't).
Despite the loss, LEE still got an impressive performance from Rosanelly Pastrano, who went 11 of 23 on her way to 30 points along with five assists and four steals. Pastrano's afternoon made it 22 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilah Yanover, who posted 14 points.
Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for LEE, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Johnson will take on Churchill at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Churchill knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matches -- so hopefully Johnson likes a good challenge. As for LEE, they will welcome Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. LEE is facing Madison at the right time seeing as Madison is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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