The Johnson County Longhorns will take on the St. James Sharks in a tournament on Monday. Johnson County is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Johnson County saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top against C.A. Johnson by a score of 48-41.
Meanwhile, St. James had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 38-26 victory over the Warriors. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 119th in South Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked 351st in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. James' win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Johnson County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season.
Johnson County and St. James were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Johnson County came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. Can Johnson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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