After three games on the road, Johnsonville is heading back home. They will take on the Hemingway Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Johnsonville ended up a good deal behind Carvers Bay and lost 63-46.
Meanwhile, Hemingway's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their ninth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Scott's Branch, falling 89-59. Hemingway has not had much luck with Scott's Branch recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Johnsonville dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hemingway, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost 15 of their last 16 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-22 record this season.
Johnsonville was able to grind out a solid victory over Hemingway when the teams last played back in January, winning 63-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hemingway's Omarion Burgess, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Johnsonville still be able to contain Burgess? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
