After flying high against Morton Ranch on Saturday, Johnson came back down to earth. The Jaguars fell 73-69 to the East Central Hornets on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marc Anthony, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brody Pleak, who shot 42% from the field en route to 18 points.
Marshaun Bard had another great game (as he tends to do), going 10-for-17 to rack up 21 points and seven boards for East Central. With that strong performance, Bard is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Olivarez, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for East Central, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Johnson has already played their next matchup, a 61-55 win against Jefferson on the 25th. As for East Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 106-77 victory against SA Roosevelt on the 25th.
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