The Johns Creek Gladiators will head out on the road to square off against the Chattahoochee Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Johns Creek came up short against Gainesville and fell 45-34. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Red Elephants are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, Chattahoochee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Roswell, falling 60-33.
Johns Creek will need focus on slowing down Mayisha Kimoto, one of several Chattahoochee players who made an impact when they last played. She posted five points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds gave Kimoto a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Loren Withrite, who put up 12 points.
Even though they lost, Chattahoochee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Chattahoochee's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Johns Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.
Johns Creek came up short against Chattahoochee in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 48-43. Thankfully for Johns Creek, Riley Berninger (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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