Jonesboro has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Glynn Academy Terrors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Jonesboro's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
Jonesboro pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-59 bruising from Woodward Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), Jonesboro still had to take the loss.
The losing side was boosted by Montez Redding, who scored 32 points. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cortez Redding, who scored 20 points.
Even though they lost, Jonesboro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodward Academy only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Glynn Academy didn't have too much trouble with Brunswick on the road on Friday as they won 57-43. Given Glynn Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Brunswick is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Glynn Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
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