Basketball Recap: Central Academy Takes a Loss

Central Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 42nd straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Monroe Redhawks and fell 82-22. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 590th, while the Redhawks are ranked 201st).

Justice Hegwood was Central Academy's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Caroline Vassil took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Janiyah Boyd continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Monroe, going 14-for-21 en route to 32 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Boyd has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Another player making a difference was Deianna Walters, who went 7-for-11 on her way to 14 points along with five boards and three steals.

Central Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Monroe, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

Looking ahead, Central Academy will head out on the road to take on Parkwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Monroe, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 78-61 defeat against Union Academy on the 12th.