The Latta Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Johnsonville Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Latta will be strutting in after a win while Johnsonville will be coming in after a defeat.
If Johnsonville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Latta took over last week. Latta escaped with a win on Friday against Green Sea Floyds by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46.
Latta can attribute much of their success to Xy'Mari Bethea, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 13 points. Bethea is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Shayon Mcgruder, who posted nine points.
Latta was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Johnsonville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 63-58 to Hemingway.
Latta's record now sits at 6-11. As for Johnsonville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Latta came up short against Johnsonville in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 43-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnsonville's Taysawn Brown, who went 6 for 9 en route to 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Latta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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