Monroe is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Weddington is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Monroe Redhawks will take on the Weddington Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Monroe didn't have too much trouble with Parkwood at home as they won 56-37.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monroe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jakoby Allen, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Allen has scored all season. Kaegan Chambers was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Weddington put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cuthbertson 64-30 on the road. With Weddington ahead 42-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Monroe's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Weddington, their victory bumped their record up to 21-1.
Monroe suffered a grim 69-44 defeat to Weddington in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weddington's KJ Younger, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Now that Monroe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
