The Monroe Catholic Rams had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 49-36 victory over Lathrop. That's another feather in the cap for Monroe Catholic, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, Lathrop saw an underclassman step up: Luke Skinner dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Alfred Parker was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds.
Monroe Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Lathrop, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-18.
Monroe Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-36 victory vs. West Valley on the 8th. Lathrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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