Oglesby and Jonesboro are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Oglesby Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Jonesboro Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oglesby is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Abbott by a score of 66-58 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Panthers 43-41.
Jonesboro has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for Oglesby, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Oglesby was able to grind out a solid victory over Jonesboro in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 58-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oglesby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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