Jonesboro is 9-1 against Griffin since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jonesboro Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Griffin Bears at 7:30 p.m. Jonesboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.3 points per game this season.
Jonesboro is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Northside: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Jonesboro blew Northside out of the water with a 73-31 final score. With the Cardinals ahead 36-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
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Frank Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 14 on his way to 18 points and seven boards. What's more, he also racked up two assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Tim Prather was another key player, putting up 11 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Griffin waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 54-43.
Jonesboro's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Griffin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Jonesboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Griffin when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 65-62. Will Jonesboro repeat their success, or does Griffin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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