Basketball Recap: Jefferson Sets Scoring Season-High Against Monroe Area

Dragons

Team Score

01/09/25 vs Monroe Area	79
12/19/24 vs East Forsyth	75
01/03/25 vs West Hall	72
12/30/24 vs Jackson County	68
12/27/24 vs Mountain View	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes 79-24. The Dragons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Jefferson's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Monroe Area, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.

Jefferson will head out on the road to challenge East Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Monroe Area, they will take on Jasper County at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.