Basketball Recap: Monroe Central Piles Up the Points Against Blue River Valley

Golden Bears

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs Wes-Del	69
01/30/25 vs Blue River Valley	49
01/15/25 vs Union	42
01/23/25 vs Cowan	41
11/16/24 @ Muncie Burris	40

Monroe Central won the last time they faced Blue River Valley and things went their way on Thursday too. The Monroe Central Golden Bears blew past the Blue River Valley Vikings 66-17. The Golden Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Monroe Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Patterson, who went 6 of 12 en route to 16 points and five steals. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Abe Ervin, who went 8 for 11 on her way to 16 points and five assists.

Monroe Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Blue River Valley, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road.

Monroe Central and Blue River Valley are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Monroe Central will challenge Union at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season. As for Blue River Valley, they will face off against Randolph Southern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.