The Johnson Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Steele Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Johnson has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Steele will arrive with seven straight wins.
Johnson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Judson on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Johnson lost 73-48 to Judson. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Rockets are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Steele). They breezed by Canyon to the tune of 63-35 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted since November 2nd.
Steele's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
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