Basketball Recap: Central Wins High-Profile Game Against Jonesboro

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Previous Games

02/28/25 - Away	61-44 W
01/31/25 - Home	49-57 L
02/23/24 - Home	62-40 W
01/26/24 - Away	61-36 W
02/24/23 - Away	49-58 L
+ 5 more games

On Friday, Central faced Jonesboro in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Tigers took down the Jonesboro Hurricane 61-44. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Hurricane back in January, they had to take a 57-49 loss.

Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. Jonesboro's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-4.

As of now, neither Central nor Jonesboro have any future games scheduled.