Monroe won the last time they faced Peach County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Monroe Golden Tornadoes came out on top against the Peach County Trojans by a score of 54-45. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Trojans are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Peach County had strong showings from Cam Cherry, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 17 points and six boards, and Ronnie Covington, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevan Gray, who put up seven points.
Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Peach County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peach County, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Cairo at 6:30 p.m. Peach County is facing Cairo at the right time seeing as Cairo is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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