Basketball Recap: Locust Grove Skates Past Jones County with Ease

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Team Score

12/10/24 vs Jones County	74
12/03/24 vs Eagle's Landing	53
12/06/24 vs Union Grove	52
11/19/24 vs Lovejoy	48
11/16/24 vs St. Andrew's	41

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Locust Grove). They blew past the Jones County Greyhounds, posting a 74-44 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Kaeden Union went supernova for Locust Grove, putting up 19 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jones, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.

The victory made it two in a row for Locust Grove and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Jones County, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Locust Grove will square off against Hampton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jones County, they will challenge Ola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.