The Monroe Golden Tornadoes came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Lake Minneola 71-54. Given Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Georgia, while Lake Minneola is ranked 260th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Monroe to victory were Lorenzo Still and Justin Burns. Still scored 22 points along with six steals, while Burns dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Burns has scored at least 25% of Monroe's points. Brayden Burns was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Monroe's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Lake Minneola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Monroe won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fort Lauderdale at 4:00 p.m. on December 28th. Fort Lauderdale will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. Lake Minneola won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Camden County at 1:00 p.m. on December 28th. One thing working in Camden County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.
