The Carver Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Carver's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 contests.
Carver stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They breezed by Thomasville at home to the tune of 79-23. With Carver ahead 52-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Aubri Wilkins was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmin Thornton, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Monroe strolled past Dougherty with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 61-47. Given Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Dougherty is ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe found their leader in underclassman Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Acree has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Ciarra Lunsford was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Carver pushed their record up to 19-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points per game. As for Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Carver have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carver took their win against Monroe in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 69-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Acree, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carver still be able to contain Acree? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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