Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Jonesboro Cardinals walked away with it. They came out on top against the Golden Lions by a score of 64-55 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given Jonesboro's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while St. Pius X Catholic is ranked 19th).
Montez Redding continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Jonesboro's points. Jonte Wyman was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Jonesboro pushed their record up to 19-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-7.
Jonesboro will face off against Langston Hughes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jonesboro has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. St. Pius X Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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