The Johnson Warriors will challenge the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Johnson: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Fairfield has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, Johnson had to suffer through a 81-37 loss at the hands of Foothill. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1090th, while the Mustangs are ranked 486th).
Meanwhile, Fairfield came up short against Burbank on Friday and fell 48-39.
Defeat or not, Fairfield got some senior leadership from Amarre Davis and Johnnie Jones. Davis posted 20 points, while Jones dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Smith, who scored three points along with seven boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Fairfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-17.
Johnson might still be hurting after the 69-45 loss they got from Fairfield in their previous matchup back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Johnson was down 44-19.
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