On Monday, the Powell County Pirates lost to the Johnson Central Golden Eagles at home by a 89-73 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Leading Johnson Central to victory were Austin Slone and Brayden Shepherd. Slone almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine assists, while Shepherd went 11 of 21 en route to 28 points and three steals. The contest was Slone's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Rose, who posted eight points and six boards.
Powell County's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Johnson Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
Powell County is taking a road trip to take on Wolfe County at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Johnson Central, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Huntington Expression Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnson Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.3 points per game this season.
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