Basketball Preview: Cedar Grove Saints vs. Jonesboro Cardinals
The Cedar Grove Saints will challenge the Jonesboro Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Cedar Grove finally turned things around against Columbia on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 61-39 victory. The Saints pushed the score to 51-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Cedar Grove can attribute much of their success to Emanuel Green, who had 20 points, and Javonte Floyd, who earned 14 points. Harlim Perine was another key player, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 79-56 to Eagle's Landing last Saturday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cedar Grove and Jonesboro were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2017, but Cedar Grove came up empty-handed after a 68-67 defeat. Can Cedar Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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