The C.A. Johnson Hornets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cannon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
C.A. Johnson will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 27-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past McBee 50-48.
Meanwhile, Cannon came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 92-69 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
C.A. Johnson better focus on containing Evan Ingram and Kenan Dixon as the pair were huge in Cannon's win. Ingram went 13 for 17 on his way to 31 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Dixon went 10 of 21 en route to 31 points. Dixon's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Baker, who posted four points along with 15 assists and three steals.
Cannon was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
C.A. Johnson pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Cannon, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
