Haynesville and Jonesboro-Hodge are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Haynesville Golden Tornado will welcome the Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Haynesville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lincoln Prep just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to the Panthers. The contest marked the Golden Tornado's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro-Hodge lost to Arcadia on the road by a 69-50 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Hornets are ranked 70th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Haynesville fell to 9-1. As for Jonesboro-Hodge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Haynesville strolled past Jonesboro-Hodge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 46-30. Will Haynesville repeat their success, or does Jonesboro-Hodge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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