North Carolina High School Basketball - Monroe trounces Porter Ridge
January 23, 2019: Monroe, NC 28112 The Monroe Redhawks (Monroe, NC) basketball crushed the visiting Porter Ridge Pirates (Indian Trail, NC), 58-19 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Redhawks (12-5) will now prepare for their test against Weddington (Matthews, NC). The Warriors go into the Southern Carolina 3A test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Weddington walloped Parkwood (Monroe, NC), 53-39, in a league test.
The Pirates now own a 3-12 record. They play next when they host East Mecklenburg for a Southwestern 4A test on Friday, January 25. Porter Ridge will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 72-19 league loss to David W. Butler (Matthews, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 4-10.