The Monroe Redhawks will head out on the road to take on the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monroe, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Monroe on the road against Central Academy as the squad secured a 65-27 victory. Given Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Central Academy is ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamari Clark, who scored 11 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Simpkins, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anson.
Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Forest Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything came up roses for Monroe against Forest Hills in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 76-49 victory. In that match, Monroe amassed a halftime lead of 48-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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