Cairo is 2-8 against Monroe since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cairo Syrupmakers will challenge the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m.
Cairo is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 26th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They took a 47-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miller County. One positive for the Syrupmakers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Monroe had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They really took it to the Purple Hurricane for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-35 victory. The Golden Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.
Monroe found their leader in sophomore Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 boards. Acree's afternoon made it 40 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Mckinzy, who posted 24 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Monroe pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cairo, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Cairo took a serious blow against Monroe in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 86-29. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cairo was down 41-15.
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