Carvers Bay is 9-1 against Johnsonville since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carvers Bay Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Johnsonville Flashes at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carvers Bay has four straight wins, Johnsonville has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carvers Bay can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Scott's Branch 58-21 at home. Given Carvers Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Scott's Branch is ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carvers Bay's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jerchel Geathers-Washington, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds. Geathers-Washington hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jasmyn Jenkins, who scored 11 points.
Johnsonville suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 64-11 loss at the hands of East Clarendon.
Carvers Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Johnsonville, their loss was their 11th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything came up roses for Carvers Bay against Johnsonville when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 63-7 win. With Carvers Bay ahead 32-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
