Florin and Johnson are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Florin Panthers will square off against the Johnson Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Florin and six for Johnson.
Florin is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Burbank on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Florin was beaten by Burbank 104-34. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1235th, while the Titans are ranked 328th).
Meanwhile, Johnson didn't have quite enough to beat Armijo on Wednesday and fell 59-57. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 8-0 in the first quarter.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Florin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Florin couldn't quite finish off Johnson when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 58-55. Can Florin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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