Dougherty lost to Monroe back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Trojans were outmatched by the Golden Tornadoes and fell 71-28. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 38th).
Leading Monroe to victory were Kie'Aundria Acree and Taylor Mckinzy. Acree dropped a double-double with 36 points and ten rebounds, while Mckinzy almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine steals. Acree has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last 56 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maleyah Hines, who posted four points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Dougherty's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Monroe, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-3.
Dougherty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 80-31 win against Westover on the 13th.
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