The Beech Grove Hornets lost to the Monrovia Bulldogs back in January of 2023, but the Beech Grove Hornets didn't allow the Monrovia Bulldogs the same satisfaction on Saturday. Beech Grove walked away with a 53-43 victory over Monrovia. The win made it back-to-back wins for Beech Grove.
Beech Grove's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harper Moore, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Moore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariyah Marshall, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Monrovia still got an impressive performance from Mary Cox, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. The game was Cox's third in a row with at least ten points.
Beech Grove's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Monrovia, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Beech Grove will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Speedway at 7:30 p.m. As for Monrovia, they will head out on the road to face off against Edgewood at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Edgewood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
