Basketball Game Preview: Bryant Hornets vs. Jonesboro Hurricane

Bryant is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jonesboro is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bryant Hornets will welcome the Jonesboro Hurricane at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Bryant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Conway, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Bryant was ranked ninth). Bryant blew past Conway 83-60 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hornets just coasted through the last quarter.

It was another big night for Rj Young, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Frost, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.

Bryant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Meanwhile, Jonesboro was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Cabot 70-33. The Hurricane have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

Jonesboro's win bumped their record up to 22-1. As for Bryant, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.

Bryant came up short against Jonesboro in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 59-53. Will Bryant have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.