Jonesboro is 5-0 against the Mustangs since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jonesboro Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Morrow Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Jonesboro focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
Jonesboro only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 46-point they dealt the Panthers on Tuesday. Jonesboro simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 60-14 at home. Given Jonesboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Panthers are ranked 484th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jonesboro found their leader in underclassman Naislyvia Pringle, who scored 16 points along with three steals. Christian Wright was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Morrow has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rockdale County.
The victory makes it two in a row for Jonesboro and bumps their season record up to 11-9. As for Morrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Jonesboro skirted past the Mustangs 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonesboro since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
