Two dominant guards in Tim Prather and Xavier Davies are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jonesboro Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Northside Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Jonesboro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Northside likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when Jonesboro faced off against Starr's Mill on Thursday. Jonesboro took their game with ease, bagging a 72-42 win over Starr's Mill. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Panthers are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northside came up short against Central on Thursday and fell 69-56. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jonesboro pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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