The Johnson Atomsmashers will venture away from home to square off against the Jenkins Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while Jenkins will come in with three straight victories.
Johnson is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brunswick on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Atomsmashers were beaten by the Pirates 72-17. The Atomsmashers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jenkins). They breezed past Islands to the tune of 75-2 on Tuesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Sharks are ranked 518th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jenkins' win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Johnson was taken down by Jenkins 67-9 in their previous meeting back in January of 2025. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Atomsmashers were down 35-4.
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