Martin County entered their matchup against Johnson Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Martin County Cardinals took a 91-87 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnson Central Golden Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (78), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Johnson Central's victory 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 is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Shepherd, who went 8 for 14 en route to 25 points and three steals.
Martin County's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-5. As for Johnson Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-7.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Martin County Cardinals take on the Floyd Central Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Johnson Central, they will welcome Pike County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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