Johnsonville was the 43-35 winner over Latta when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Johnsonville Flashes took a 46-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Latta Vikings on Monday. The Flashes just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Johnsonville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Takhari Ross, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. Xavier Johnson was another key player, putting up six points along with seven boards and three steals.
Ross wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Johnsonville was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Latta only racked up six assists.
Latta found their leader in sophomore Shayon Mcgruder, who scored 15 points and seven steals. Mcgruder's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xy'Mari Bethea, who had seven points and eight rebounds.
Johnsonville's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Latta, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11.
Johnsonville has already played their next match (against Lake View), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Latta will take on Hannah-Pamplico at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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