The Johnson County Central Thunderbirds will challenge the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Johnson County Central beat Elmwood-Murdock 64-53. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by exactly 11 points.
Concordia typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Mount Michael Benedictine proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mustangs 51-48.
Johnson County Central pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points over those games. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7.
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