Latta lost against Johnsonville back in January of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Latta Vikings took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnsonville Flashes.
| 01/14/25 vs Johnsonville | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Lake View | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ Hemingway | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Latta lost, don't look at Xy'Mari Bethea. Despite the final result, he posted seven points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Bethea has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anthony Williams, who had eight points.
Taysawn Brown was a one-man wrecking crew for Johnsonville as he went 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Those six steals gave Brown a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Johnson, who scored six points and eight rebounds.
Latta's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Johnsonville, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Latta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-46 victory against Green Sea Floyds on the 17th. As for Johnsonville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-58 loss against Hemingway on the 17th.
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