Johnson is on a 15-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Lumpkin County a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Johnson Knights will welcome the Lumpkin County Indians at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Johnson lost to Apalachee on the road by a 46-31 margin. The Knights were down 40-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County was beaten by Pickens 61-34 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Dragons are ranked 27th).
Lumpkin County's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Johnson came out on top in a nail-biter against Lumpkin County in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, sneaking past 37-35. Does Johnson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lumpkin County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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