The Johnston City Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Sesser-Valier/Waltonville Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Johnston City proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 34) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Christopher and snuck past 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Johnston City has posted yet this season.
Sesser-Valier/Waltonville posted their biggest victory since December 20, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Steeleville with a sharp 49-27 win. Sesser-Valier/Waltonville pushed the score to 37-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Steeleville had little chance of recovering from.
The win makes it two in a row for Johnston City and bumps their season record up to 13-11. As for Sesser-Valier/Waltonville, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Johnston City didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Sesser-Valier/Waltonville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnston City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
