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| 12/02/24 - Home | 57-43 W |
| 12/28/23 - Home | 47-32 W |
| 12/04/23 - Away | 61-26 W |
| 12/29/22 - Neutral | 59-42 W |
| 12/05/22 - Neutral | 57-19 W |
| + 5 more games |
Monroe Central is 10-0 against Barnesville since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monroe Central Seminoles will head out on the road to square off against the Barnesville Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Monroe Central is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since February 21, 2024 on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shadyside 61-28. Given the Seminoles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Tigers are ranked 644th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Barnesville blew past Buckeye Local, posting a 55-23 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-15.
Monroe Central better keep an eye on Madelynn Tyson. She was instrumental in Barnesville's win, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Tyson has scored at least a third of Barnesville's points. Another player making a difference was Lydia Fuchs, who posted eight points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Monroe Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Barnesville, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Monroe Central strolled past Barnesville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 57-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monroe Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
