Johnsonville hasn't had much luck against Carvers Bay recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Johnsonville Flashes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Carvers Bay Bears at 7:45 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Carvers Bay heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Johnsonville took over last week. Johnsonville walked away with a 47-39 win over Hannah-Pamplico on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Carvers Bay came tearing into Wednesday's game with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 61-53.
Carvers Bay pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points over those games. As for Johnsonville, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Johnsonville came up short against Carvers Bay when the teams last played on Monday, falling 66-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carvers Bay's Kenard Heyward, who went 8-for-17 on his way to 27 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Johnsonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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