The Monroe Golden Tornadoes extended their postseason success on Tuesday against the White County Warriors. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 67-64 victory over the Warriors. 67 seems to be a good number for Monroe as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Monroe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kie'Aundria Acree led the charge by dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Acree has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Another player making a difference was Ciarra Lunsford, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for White County, their loss dropped their record down to 22-9.
Monroe will challenge Hebron Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hebron Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 19 contests -- so hopefully Monroe likes a good challenge. White County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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