After flying high against Irvington Preparatory Academy last Saturday, Monrovia came back down to earth. The Monrovia Bulldogs took a hard 64-49 fall against the Greencastle Tiger Cubs on Thursday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tiger Cubs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Clay Tharp
| 02/06/25 vs Greencastle | 4 |
| 12/13/24 @ Speedway | 3 |
| 02/10/24 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 3 |
| 01/26/24 vs Providence Cristo Rey | 3 |
| 01/23/24 vs Brown County | 3 |
Monrovia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Clay Tharp, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 17 points in addition to six assists and four steals, and Hayden Mccloud, who went 8-for-18 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. Those four steals gave Tharp a new career-high.
Sam Gooch was his usual excellent self, going 9-for-12 on his way to 23 points for Greencastle. Gooch's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Trevin Long, who posted nine points along with five assists and three steals.
Monrovia's record is now 6-10. As for Greencastle, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Monrovia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-52 loss against Tri-West Hendricks on the 11th. As for Greencastle, they have also already played their next contest, a 67-26 victory against Brown County on the 8th.
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