The Johnson Knights will challenge the Lumpkin County Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 36 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Johnson and seven for Lumpkin County.
Last Tuesday, Johnson had to suffer through a 78-14 loss at the hands of Chestatee. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while the War Eagles are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County suffered their closest defeat since February 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Hall by a score of 57-54.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Lumpkin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Johnson was taken down by Lumpkin County 71-28 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. Can Johnson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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