Monroe won the last time they faced Sun Valley and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Monroe Redhawks took down the Sun Valley Spartans 58-43. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Spartans are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/29/25 @ Sun Valley | 16 |
| 01/19/24 vs Central Academy | 15 |
| 01/03/24 vs Sun Valley | 14 |
| 01/11/24 vs West Stanly | 14 |
| 02/20/24 vs Forest Hills | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monroe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaegan Chambers, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points along with five assists and five boards. That's the most points Chambers has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Clark, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points.
Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sun Valley only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Mckinney, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points and four steals. Thanasi Papazis was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Monroe and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Sun Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.
Monroe wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-56 defeat against West Stanly on the 31st. As for Sun Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Marvin Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Marvin Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
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