Jacksonville lost against Center back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians lost to the Center Roughriders on the road by a 71-56 margin. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 680th, while the Roughriders are ranked 312th).
Tim Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Center, going 10 for 14 on his way to 26 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Center's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmarion (JA) Smith, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 19 rebounds.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Center, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Jacksonville will head out to challenge Lufkin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lufkin will roll in looking for their 22nd straight victory, something Jacksonville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Center, they will welcome Hallsville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Center has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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