It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Johnson-Brock Eagles challenge the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. on Friday... Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Johnson County Central is hoping to do what Tri County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Johnson-Brock's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Johnson-Brock blew past Tri County 54-31. The Eagles pushed the score to 43-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Taryn Ottemann, who went 13 of 25 on her way to 34 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Vice, who posted ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Johnson-Brock was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri County only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Johnson County Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 42-15 victory over Louisville. The score was close at the half, but the Thunderbirds pulled away in the second half with 27 points.
Johnson County Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Johnson-Brock, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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