The Johnson Pumas will head out on the road to square off against the Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Johnson is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 75-42 loss at the hands of Butler. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 512th, while the Lynx are ranked 234th).
Meanwhile, Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took their game last Thursday with ease, bagging a 65-35 win over Chicago Vocational. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Johnson and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-7.
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