Johnson played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 51-30 to the ITW David Speer Academy Pride. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pumas this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 38-37 back in December of 2024.
Several Pumas players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Destiny Taylor, who posted 16 points. Myhadji Thompson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead ITW David Speer Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Miabella Collazo, who earned 13 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Roshaunda Wilson, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Johnson dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for ITW David Speer Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Johnson will square off against The Noble Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st. Johnson is facing The Noble Academy at the right time seeing as The Noble Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for ITW David Speer Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-31 victory against Comer on the 15th.
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