East Hall won the last time they faced Monroe Area and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Hall Vikings simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes 62-18. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Purple Hurricanes are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Hall is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Monroe Area, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
East Hall will face off against Cherokee Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Bluff knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully East Hall likes a good challenge. As for Monroe Area, they will challenge Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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