It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Jonesboro Cardinals had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 62-51. Winning may never get old, but Jonesboro sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jonesboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Montez Redding led the charge by scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Redding has scored at least a third of Jonesboro's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cortez Redding, who scored 15 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Langston Hughes, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9.
Jonesboro will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Riverwood at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Jonesboro has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 514 points over their last eight contests. Langston Hughes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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