Basketball Recap: Eminence Eels vs. Monrovia Bulldogs
A win for Eminence just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 72-44 loss at the hands of the Monrovia Bulldogs. The Eels lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 49-45 score last time.
Despite the loss, Eminence still got an impressive performance from Sophia Saucerman, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Saucerman a new career-high in threes (two). Another player making a difference was Emma Webb, who earned four points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Monrovia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zoie Walls, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Emery Newlin was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus seven steals.
Eminence now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Monrovia, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Eminence has already played their next game (against Monrovia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Monrovia, they will host University at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Monrovia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.
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