The Johnsonville Flashes were the 59-56 winner over the Carvers Bay Bears when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. Johnsonville lost to Carvers Bay on the road by a decisive 63-46 margin on Tuesday. Johnsonville just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Carvers Bay found their leader in underclassman Kenard Heyward, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Heyward has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kenneth Bateman, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Johnsonville dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Carvers Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Johnsonville will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hemingway at 7:45 p.m. As for Carvers Bay, they will head out on the road to challenge East Clarendon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carvers Bay will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something East Clarendon surely won't give up without a fight.
