Two dominant guards in Xavier Davies and Tim Prather are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northside Patriots will square off against the Jonesboro Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Northside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Harris County with a sharp 80-58 victory on Saturday. The Patriots pushed the score to 64-40 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Jonesboro on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Morrow out of the water with an 84-53 final score. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 26 points or more this season.
Northside better focus on containing Cortez Redding and Prather as the pair were huge in Jonesboro's win. Redding went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points along with six assists and six rebounds, while Prather dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. That's the most points Redding has posted since back in November of 2024. Calvin Goss was another key player, going 6 of 14 en route to 17 points.
Jonesboro pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for Northside, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Northside was taken down by Jonesboro 90-56 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jonesboro's Frank Jackson, who went 10 for 14 on his way to 22 points and six boards. Now that Northside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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