Basketball Recap: Jonesboro's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Cardinals

Previous 4 Games

02/20/26 vs Griffin	53-44
02/19/26 vs Starr's Mill	69-56
02/17/26 @ Harris County	67-56
02/07/26 vs Mundy's Mill	64-42

Jonesboro had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Griffin Bears by a score of 53-44. This was a revenge game for the Cardinals: when they faced off against the Bears two weeks ago, they had to take a 67-57 loss.

Jonesboro was led to victory by Calvin Goss and Frank Jackson. Goss went 7-for-13 on his way to 21 points, while Jackson dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last four games he's played. Jadarius Slaton was another key player, putting up seven points and six rebounds.

Jonesboro's victory bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Griffin, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-3.

Jonesboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Griffin, they will take on Southwest DeKalb in a tournament on Wednesday.