Johnson County is 0-10 against Hampton since January of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Johnson County Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Hampton Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Johnson County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
Last Friday, Johnson County earned a 74-65 victory over Chuckey-Doak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hampton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Happy Valley by a score of 65-54 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Warriors are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hampton pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points per game. As for Johnson County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Johnson County came up short against Hampton in their previous matchup back in January, falling 74-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hampton's Bryce Fagan, who went 9 of 11 en route to 27 points and eight boards. Now that Johnson County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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