Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson Central). They snuck past the Martin County Cardinals with a 91-87 win on Friday. For the Golden Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 103-94 victory the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
| 01/31/25 @ Martin County | 29 |
| 01/28/25 @ Lawrence County | 21 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lexington Catholic | 16 |
| 01/24/25 @ Paintsville | 26 |
| 01/22/25 vs Shelby Valley | 32 |
Johnson Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Slone, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. Slone's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brayden Shepherd, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 25 points and three steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Johnson Central and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Martin County, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-5.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Johnson Central Golden Eagles challenge the Pike County Central Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Martin County has already played their next game (against Floyd Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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