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| 12/05/24 - Home | 57-54 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 58-56 W |
| 11/11/23 - Away | 64-50 W |
| 12/03/22 - Home | 46-48 L |
| 12/30/21 - Home | 45-64 L |
| + 5 more games |
Lee County and Monroe are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Trojans will host the Golden Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lee County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Tift County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 64-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, Monroe strolled past Sumter County with points to spare last Tuesday, taking the game 55-40.
Lee County better focus on containing Brayden Burns and Tristan Terry as the pair were huge in Monroe's win. Burns shot 60% from the field en route to 20 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, while Terry went 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points and four steals. Burns' big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Robert Adams, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Monroe's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 56.8 points this season. As for Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Lee County came out on top in a nail-biter against Monroe when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 57-54. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Golden Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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