Football Game Recap: Jonesboro Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 4:21am

Football Recap: Jonesboro Cardinals vs. Douglas County Tigers



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If Jonesboro was feeling good off their 41-14 takedown of Mt. Zion last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jonesboro Cardinals were dealt a 48-8 defeat at the hands of the Douglas County Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).

Zamarcus Lindley had a dynamite game for Douglas County, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was DJ Bourdeaux, who threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.

Jonesboro's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Douglas County, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jonesboro will take on Atlantic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Douglas County, they will challenge Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.

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