The Monrovia Bulldogs will take on the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Monrovia is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since February 10, 2024 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Irvington Preparatory Academy as Monrovia made off with a 71-45 victory.
Meanwhile, Greencastle waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 60-51.
Greencastle's win came from a few key players Monrovia will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sam Gooch, who went 8 of 11 en route to 19 points and five rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Sutherlin, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points.
Greencastle pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Monrovia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
Monrovia was able to grind out a solid victory over Greencastle in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 51-44. Does Monrovia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greencastle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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