Johnson County is on a three-game streak of home losses, Hampton a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Johnson County Longhorns will host the Hampton Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, 2025 welcomed Johnson County with a 77-52 loss courtesy of Elizabethton. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Fighting Cyclones are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Hampton was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 66-65 to University School. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Buccaneers 19-14 in the first quarter.
Johnson County will need focus on slowing down Chase Davenport, one of several Hampton players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 18 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Fagan, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards.
Hampton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Johnson County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Johnson County was dealt a bruising 82-52 defeat at the hands of Hampton when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Johnson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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