J.Z. George is 0-3 against Edwards since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the J.Z. George Jaguars challenge the Edwards Tigers at 5:30 p.m. J.Z. George has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, J.Z. George came up short against Calhoun City and fell 68-56. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Wildcats are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Edwards was able to grind out a solid win over Union City on Saturday, taking the game 66-54.
Edwards is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for J.Z. George, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
J.Z. George couldn't quite finish off Edwards in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 and fell 74-71. Can J.Z. George avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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