Johnson lost against Veterans Memorial back in January of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Johnson Jaguars took a hard 53-34 fall against the Veterans Memorial Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Patriots are ranked 161st).
Veterans Memorial's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cj Shanklin, who posted nine points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Shanklin a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Sanchez, who earned eight points and five rebounds.
Johnson's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Veterans Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Johnson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-55 loss against LBJ Austin on the 28th. As for Veterans Memorial, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-53 win against Richland on the 28th.
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