West Monroe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Neville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Monroe knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Neville likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, West Monroe was able to grind out a solid victory over Ouachita Parish, taking the game 55-46.
Meanwhile, Neville pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 59-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peabody. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Neville in their matchups with Peabody: they've now lost three in a row.
West Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Neville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-8.
West Monroe came up short against Neville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 51-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neville's Travone Varner, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Now that West Monroe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.