Johnson played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the San Marcos Rattlers and fell 69-39. 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 577th, while the Rattlers are ranked 61st).
Azariah Fennell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for San Marcos, going 13 for 19 on her way to 29 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Those 29 points gave Fennell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ezra Tobias, who went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Johnson's loss was their 12th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-19. As for San Marcos, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Johnson Jaguars take on the Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson is facing Canyon at the right time seeing as Canyon is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for San Marcos, they will host Clemens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Marcos has three straight wins, Clemens has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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