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

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Away	82-24 W
02/06/24 - Neutral	72-7 W
01/19/24 - Away	74-13 W
12/08/23 - Home	62-20 W
01/20/23 - Home	69-33 W
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Jones County is 10-0 against Locust Grove since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jones County Greyhounds will be playing at home against the Locust Grove Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jones County has 14 straight victories, Locust Grove has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, everything went Jones County's way against Eagle's Landing as Jones County made off with a 68-47 win. The Greyhounds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Locust Grove took a blow against Union Grove on Tuesday, falling 52-13. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Wolverines are ranked 102nd).

Locust Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Jones County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.

Everything came up roses for Jones County against Locust Grove in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured an 82-24 win. In that match, Jones County amassed a halftime lead of 47-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.