The Monroe Redhawks will take on the Hendersonville Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
Monroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 54-46 win over East Burke.

Bryson Simpkins
02/25/25 vs East Burke | 21 |
02/22/25 vs Piedmont | 15 |
02/21/25 vs Parkwood | 15 |
02/14/25 vs Forest Hills | 19 |
02/12/25 vs Union Academy | 23 |
02/11/25 vs Central Academy | 16 |
It was another big night for Bryson Simpkins, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 21 points and seven boards. The matchup was his sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Shearin, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Hendersonville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 68-57.
Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. Hendersonville pushed their record up to 20-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
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