The Jonesboro Cardinals will head out to square off against the Griffin Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jonesboro will be strutting in after a victory while Griffin will be coming in after a defeat.
Jonesboro took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Mundy's Mill onto the board and left with a 48-0 win. The contest marked the Cardinals' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Griffin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 33-14 fall against Northside. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Patriots are ranked 139th).
Jonesboro's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Griffin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Jonesboro was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Griffin in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Can Jonesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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