Basketball Recap: Westover's Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 vs Monroe	47-57
01/18/25 vs Terrell County	39-28
01/17/25 vs Cairo	48-28
01/14/25 @ Dougherty	33-32
01/10/25 @ Monroe	43-48

Westover lost against Monroe back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Westover Patriots fell 57-47 to the Monroe Golden Tornadoes. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sydney Donaldson, who posted 19 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Donaldson has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Savannah Donaldson, who scored nine points and three steals.

Monroe found their leader in sophomore Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 18 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Acree has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Taylor Mckinzy was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.

Westover's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Monroe, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Westover has already played their next game, a 59-49 defeat against Dougherty on the 31st. As for Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-24 win against Bainbridge on the 31st.