Basketball Recap: Monroe Central Piles Up the Points Against South Adams

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Monroe Central's strategy against South Adams on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Monroe Central Golden Bears blew the South Adams Starfires out of the water with a 67-31 final score. The Golden Bears have beaten the Starfires the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Starfires has come to flipping the script.

Easton Foster

Points

02/11/25 vs South Adams	22
02/06/25 @ Union	15
02/01/25 @ New Castle	23
01/31/25 vs Blue River Valley	32
01/25/25 @ Blackford	21
+ 5 more games

Easton Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 22 points and ten boards. His evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justus Ullom, who posted 12 points and three steals.

Monroe Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Adams only racked up eight assists.

Despite the loss, South Adams still got an impressive performance from Tytus Lehman, who had 15 points. Hunter Fields was another key player, putting up six points.

Monroe Central's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points over those games. As for South Adams, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.

Monroe Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 63-43 loss against Wapahani on the 14th. As for South Adams, they have also already played their next contest, a 67-37 defeat against Adams Central on the 14th.