Basketball Game Preview: Monroe Red Jackets vs. Canandaigua Academy Braves

The Monroe Red Jackets will face off against the Canandaigua Academy Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe will be strutting in after a victory while Canandaigua Academy will be coming in after a loss.

If Monroe beats Canandaigua Academy with 46 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Monroe secured a 46-41 W over Early College back in December of 2024. That's two games straight that the Red Jackets have won by exactly five points.

Meanwhile, Canandaigua Academy lost 66-42 to Shenendehowa on Sunday. The loss was the Braves' first of the season.

The win made it two in a row for Monroe and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Canandaigua Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.