In what's become a running theme this season, the Monroe Golden Tornadoes gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Columbus 86-55 at home. The win was nothing new for Monroe as they're now sitting on three straight.
Monroe got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lorenzo Still out in front who scored 14 points along with five assists. Still continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Justin Burns, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Loss or not, Columbus got some senior leadership from Noah Coleman and Robert Hartford. Coleman scored eight points, while Hartford. scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Savon Kelly, who scored six points.
Monroe pushed their record up to 21-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
Monroe and Dougherty will face off at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Monroe is ranked 26th, while Dougherty is ranked 42nd). As for Columbus, they and Carver will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Carver has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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