Preview: Jonesboro Cardinals vs. Langston Hughes Panthers
The Jonesboro Cardinals will square off against the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Jonesboro's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven contests.
Jonesboro extended their postseason success on Saturday against St. Pius X Catholic. They walked away with a 64-55 victory over the Golden Lions. The victory was all the more spectacular given Jonesboro's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while St. Pius X Catholic is ranked 19th).
Montez Redding continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Jonesboro's points. Another player making a difference was Jonte Wyman, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Langston Hughes waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Sprayberry by a score of 58-51. That's two games straight that Langston Hughes has won by exactly seven points.
Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Langston Hughes, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Jonesboro suffered a grim 69-49 defeat to Langston Hughes in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Thankfully for Jonesboro, Landers Nolley (who scored 27 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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