Lower Richland was the 72-49 winner over C.A. Johnson when they last played one another back in January of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets took an 89-73 bruising from the C.A. Johnson Hornets on Saturday. The Diamond Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lower Richland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Mays, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Raymond McLaughlin, who earned 16 points.
Tony Odom was his usual excellent self, putting up 33 points for C.A. Johnson. The match was Odom's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Milton McCray, who had 17 points along with three steals and three blocks.
Lower Richland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for C.A. Johnson, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lower Richland is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will square off against Lugoff-Elgin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lugoff-Elgin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. As for C.A. Johnson, they will head out to face off against Lewisville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. C.A. Johnson will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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