The Johnsonville Flashes are taking a road trip to challenge the Carvers Bay Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Johnsonville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-58 to Hemingway.
Meanwhile, Carvers Bay waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They strolled past the Raiders with points to spare, taking the game 58-41. 58 seems to be a good number for the Bears as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Carvers Bay is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Johnsonville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Johnsonville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-46 loss to Carvers Bay in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carvers Bay's Kenard Heyward, who posted 25 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Now that Johnsonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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