Johnson County lost against Wilkinson County back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Johnson County Trojans fell to the Wilkinson County Warriors 54-49. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tayshawn Norris, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Taylor, who went 5 for 11 to rack up 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Johnson County was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.
Johnson County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Wilkinson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Johnson County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-39 win against Georgia Military College on the 8th. Wilkinson County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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