The Johnson Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Churchill Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Johnson didn't have too much trouble with East Central as they won 58-43. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Hornets are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Churchill beat Davenport 60-52 on Saturday.
Johnson better keep an eye on Rakiya Nelson. She was instrumental in Churchill's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards. That's the most rebounds Nelson has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Alexis Martens, who posted 18 points and seven rebounds.
Johnson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Churchill, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Johnson couldn't quite finish off Churchill in their previous matchup back in January and fell 58-55. Can Johnson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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