Basketball Recap: Johnson-Brock Skates Past Johnson County Central with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson-Brock). They blew past the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds, posting a 65-23 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 102nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Johnson-Brock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taryn Ottemann, who went 8 of 12 on her way to 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The match was Ottemann's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Behrends, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.

Johnson-Brock was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory (which was Johnson-Brock's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Johnson County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Johnson-Brock didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-34 win against Raymond Central on the 28th. As for Johnson County Central, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds challenge the Freeman Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.