Basketball Recap: Jonesboro Piles Up the Points Against Evant

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs Waco Christian	49
01/07/25 @ Evant	36
01/03/25 vs Aquilla	15
12/20/24 @ Oglesby	-10
12/14/24 vs Sidney	-35

After losing to Evant the last time they met, Jonesboro decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Jonesboro Eagles blew past the Evant Elks 74-38 on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 29 points or more this season.

Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Evant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.

Jonesboro will be playing in front of their home fans against Cranfills Gap at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Evant, they are taking a road trip to square off against Aquilla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evant is facing Aquilla at the right time seeing as Aquilla is stuck on a four-game losing streak.