Paintsville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 78-64 bruising from the Johnson Central Golden Eagles on Thursday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Golden Eagles earlier this season, when they won 72-62.
Johnson Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Slone, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Slone has scored at least a third of Johnson Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Shepherd, who went 9 of 10 on his way to 25 points and three steals.
Paintsville's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Johnson Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Magoffin County the next time they take the court. Johnson Central will head out to face Magoffin County at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Paintsville will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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