Jonesboro and Central are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Jonesboro Hurricane will head out on the road to square off against the Central Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Jonesboro is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Conway on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Wampus Cats, falling 61-23. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricane in their matchups with the Wampus Cats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Central was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Little Rock Southwest 81-19. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Jonesboro's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Jonesboro took a serious blow against Central when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 62-31. Can Jonesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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