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By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 5:30am

Football Preview: Jonesboro Cardinals vs. Central Lions

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The Jonesboro Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Central Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Jonesboro will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on September 6th (they won by 22) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Harris County out 14-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since October 28, 2023.

Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Mundy's Mill on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 70-6 win over the Tigers on the road. That looming 70-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.

Jonesboro now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Central, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

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