Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 16 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Monroe Golden Tornadoes proved on Wednesday. They took down Dougherty 61-47. Given Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Dougherty is ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe found their leader in underclassman Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Acree has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Ciarra Lunsford was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Dougherty lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jatiana Chambers. Despite the final result, she scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was D'asia M. Simmons, who scored seven points along with eight steals.
Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Dougherty, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Monroe will be playing in front of their home fans against Carver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Carver's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 contests. As for Dougherty, they will take on Thomasville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomasville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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