Johnson City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Goldthwaite Eagles, falling 76-51. While losing is never fun, Johnson City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1364th, while Goldthwaite is ranked 674th).
Despite the loss, Johnson City still got an impressive performance from Collin Corpus, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Jenkins, who posted 12 points.
Johnson City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Goldthwaite, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Center Point the next time they take the court. Goldthwaite will host Center Point at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Johnson City will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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