The Dorman Cavaliers and the Monroe Golden Tornadoes will round out the year against one another at at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Dorman ended up a good deal behind South Pointe and lost 55-39. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Stallions are ranked first).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Morgan White, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe). They blew past Lovejoy 79-47 on Friday. The Golden Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 27 points or more this season.
Monroe found their leader in sophomore Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 42 points and 15 rebounds. The contest was Acree's 32nd in a row with at least ten points. Taylor Mckinzy was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.5 points. As for Dorman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
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