After flying high against Chavez on Wednesday, Monroe came back down to earth. The Vikings were dealt a 75-10 defeat at the hands of the North Hollywood Huskies on Friday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Monroe's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kailiyah Robinson, who posted five points, and Camila Guzman, who put up four points.
Elena Pool-Brooks had an outrageously good game for North Hollywood as she dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 steals. Pool-Brooks is becoming a predictor of the Huskies' success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 5-1 (and 4-6 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Sophia Dao, who had 15 points and five steals.
Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for North Hollywood, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Monroe will challenge Animo De La Hoya at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Boxers' defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so the Vikings' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for North Hollywood, they will take on Animo Watts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Huskies' defense better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 56.4 points per game this season.
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