South Effingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 61-25 loss at the hands of the Monroe Golden Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 32nd).
Despite the defeat, South Effingham had strong showings from Hayden Johanson, who scored 11 points, and Alayiah Lewis, who had six points plus ten rebounds. Lewis is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Kie'Aundria Acree continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Monroe, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. Acree's afternoon made it 28 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Glendalys Harvey, who made all 5 shots she took racking up 11 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
South Effingham's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Monroe, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
South Effingham has already played their next matchup, a 49-40 win against Johnson on the 26th. As for Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-34 victory against Windsor Forest on the 26th.
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