The Johnson Knights will head out to take on the Lumpkin County Indians at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Johnson has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.
Johnson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 95-71 to North Hall on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Trojans are ranked 182nd).
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County earned an 85-77 win over North Hall on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Lumpkin County has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Johnson took a serious blow against Lumpkin County in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 70-31. Can Johnson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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