After flying high against Riverdale last Tuesday, Lovejoy came back down to earth. The Lovejoy Wildcats were outmatched by the Monroe Golden Tornadoes and fell 79-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 75th).
When it comes to explaining why Lovejoy lost on Friday, don't look at Jabria LeSane. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Lovejoy is 2-1 when LeSane posts eight or more boards, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlye Fairchild, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.
Kie'Aundria Acree continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Monroe, dropping 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.
Lovejoy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Monroe, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Lovejoy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-32 defeat against Creekside Christian Academy on the 21st. As for Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-52 loss against Dorman on the 27th.
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