Johnson Central was the 48-47 winner over Paintsville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Johnson Central Golden Eagles fell 72-62 to the Paintsville Tigers on Friday.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Austin Slone, who posted 26 points and five rebounds. That was a full 41.9% of Johnson Central's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Mason Mckenzie also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
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Even though they lost, Johnson Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Johnson Central's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Paintsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Johnson Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lexington Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Paintsville, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paintsville Tigers take on the Betsy Layne Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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