The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will venture away from home to take on the Jefferson Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Monroe Area came up short against East Hall and fell 74-63. While losing is never fun, the Purple Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Vikings are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Jefferson entered their tilt with Oconee County on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-59 win over the Warriors.
Monroe Area has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Jefferson, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Monroe Area was dealt a bruising 86-59 loss at the hands of Jefferson in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Can Monroe Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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