After flying high against Prestonsburg last Friday, Lawrence County came back down to earth. The Lawrence County Bulldogs took an 86-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnson Central Golden Eagles on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Golden Eagles from their previous meeting back in January of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Johnson Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Shepherd, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 35 points. Austin Slone was another key player, dropping a triple-double on 21 points, 11 boards, and 13 assists.
Lawrence County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Johnson Central, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Lawrence County has already played their next match (against Floyd Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Johnson Central has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Martin County.
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