With a playoff win on the line, James Monroe rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hopewell Blue Devils as they made off with a 94-70 victory. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 contests by 24 points or more this season.
Despite the loss, Hopewell still got an impressive performance from Erin Edmonds HV17, who shot 44% from the field on her way to 40 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Edmonds HV17's evening made it 13 games in a row in which she has scored at least 23 points. April Winfield was another key player, going 6-for-15 en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Yellow Jackets
| 03/04/25 vs Hopewell | 94-70 |
| 02/27/25 vs Brentsville District | 64-34 |
| 02/25/25 vs Meridian | 54-38 |
| 02/21/25 vs Fauquier | 87-31 |
| 02/14/25 vs King George | 102-26 |
| + 19 more games |
The win keeps them at an undefeated 24-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.2 points over those games. As for Hopewell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
Coming up, James Monroe will take on Grafton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grafton is on a ten-game streak of home wins, James Monroe a ten-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Hopewell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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