Basketball Game Preview: Jones County Greyhounds vs. Locust Grove Wildcats

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12/10/24 - Away	44-74 L
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01/20/23 - Home	65-45 W
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Jones County has gone 9-1 against Locust Grove recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Jones County Greyhounds will welcome the Locust Grove Wildcats at 8:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Jones County: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Locust Grove has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.

On Tuesday, Jones County came up short against Eagle's Landing and fell 48-38. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Eagles are ranked 73rd).

Meanwhile, Locust Grove posted their closest victory since November 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Union Grove out 54-51.

Locust Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Jones County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.

Jones County was taken down by Locust Grove 74-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Locust Grove's Kaeden Union, who posted 19 points along with eight steals and five assists. Now that Jones County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.