The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harlem Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Monroe is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Georgia (they are ranked 26th, while Harlem is ranked 186th).
Monroe fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Dougherty on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Trojans 70-65. Monroe's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Justin Burns, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Still, who scored 21 points.
Meanwhile, Harlem posted their closest victory since November 25, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Salem 44-41.
Lemar Edmond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Bj Reese was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Monroe's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6. As for Harlem, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Monroe hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.9 points per game. However, it's not like Harlem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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