If Johnsburg Central was riding high fresh off their 59-29 takedown of Lake Placid last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jaguars had to suffer through a 73-20 loss at the hands of the Bolton Central Eagles. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Liam McKinney and Nick Sauer-Jones certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. McKinney posted seven points, while Sauer-Jones scored eight points and ten rebounds. That was a full 40% of Johnsburg Central's points, marking the third time in a row Sauer-Jones has had more than a third of the team's points.
Bolton Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jace Hubert, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine boards. Hubert's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Egloff, who shot 71% from the field to rack up 11 points and eight assists.
Johnsburg Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Bolton Central, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Johnsburg Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-66 victory against Crown Point on the 27th. As for Bolton Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-29 win against Wells on the 27th.
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