Johnson County Central is 1-9 against Freeman since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds duke it out with the Freeman Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Johnson County Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mead, posting a 63-12 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Thunderbirds who have now won six matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Freeman's strategy against Falls City on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Freeman blew Falls City out of the water with a 50-22 final score. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johnson County Central has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points per game. As for Freeman, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Johnson County Central came up short against Freeman when the teams last played back in January, falling 45-38. Can Johnson County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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