The East Central Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Johnson likes a good challenge.
On Friday, East Central was fully in charge, breezing past Canyon 100-60. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Cougars are ranked 535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-40, which was the final score in Johnson's tilt against Clemens on Friday.
Johnson dropped their record down to 9-19 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for East Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season.
East Central took their win against Johnson in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 87-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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