Randolph Southern lost against Monroe Central back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Randolph Southern Rebels came up short against the Monroe Central Golden Bears, falling 79-57. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 183rd).
Monroe Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Justus Ullom out in front who shot 60% from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Ullom a new career-high in shooting accuracy (64%). Another player making a difference was Easton Foster, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Randolph Southern dropped their record down to 6-16 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Monroe Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Randolph Southern and Monroe Central are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Randolph Southern will challenge Union City at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Randolph Southern has given up an average of 59.1 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Monroe Central, they will face off against Cambridge City Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe Central has given up an average of 51 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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