The Walnut Grove Warriors will take on the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Walnut Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-50 to Cedar Shoals. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Monroe Area had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Oglethorpe County by a score of 54-42 on Tuesday.
Monroe Area's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Walnut Grove, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove strolled past Monroe Area in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 by a score of 53-37. Does Walnut Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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