In what's become a running theme this season, the Monessen Greyhounds gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They breezed by Mapletown at home to the tune of 60-29. The win was just what Monessen needed coming off of a 50-25 loss in their prior match.
Hailey Johnson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. Avanti Stitch was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five assists and two steals.
Despite the loss, Mapletown still got an impressive performance from Isabella Garnek, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Garnek is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last four games she's played.
Monessen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Mapletown, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Monessen will head out on the road to challenge Avella at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Avella focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Monday. As for Mapletown, they will head out on the road to challenge Bentworth at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mapletown is facing Bentworth at the right time seeing as Bentworth is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
