It was a proper cat-fight when Johnsburg Central challenged Fort Ann on Tuesday. The Johnsburg Central Jaguars came up short against the Fort Ann Cardinals, falling 66-44. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Johnsburg Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Liam McKinney, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Sauer-Jones, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.
It was another big night for Javier Hernandez, who went 15-for-30 on his way to 35 points along with five rebounds and four blocks for Fort Ann. Hernandez has become a key player for Fort Ann: the team is 8-2 when he posts at least 15 points, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kadence Cutter, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Johnsburg Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Fort Ann, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Coming up, Johnsburg Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Chazy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Ann will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Germantown at 1:00 p.m. on March 1st. Fort Ann is facing Germantown at the right time seeing as Germantown is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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