Basketball Recap: Monroeville Gets the Win

Eagles

Previous 4 Games

12/16/24 vs Wellington	47-46
12/14/24 @ Plymouth	54-35
12/12/24 vs Crestview	41-32
12/07/24 vs St. Paul	59-34

Monroeville won the last time they faced Wellington and things went their way on Monday too. The Monroeville Eagles pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over the Wellington Dukes. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.

Brooke Lehmkuhl and Mackenzie Jerousek certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Lehmkuhl went 8 of 18 on her way to 22 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Jerousek went 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Jerousek a new career-high in steals.

Monroeville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Wellington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Monroeville will host Western Reserve at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wellington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-23 victory against Black River on the 18th.