The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carver Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Monroe strolled past Dougherty with points to spare, taking the game 61-47. Given Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Dougherty is ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe found their leader in underclassman Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Acree has scored at least a third of Monroe's points. Ciarra Lunsford was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Carver gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 79-23 victory over Thomasville. The victory was familiar territory for Carver who now have eight in a row.
Aubri Wilkins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jazmin Thornton, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Carver, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Monroe have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 43.8% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Carver struggles in that department as they've made 44.2% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Monroe suffered a grim 69-44 defeat to Carver in their previous meeting last Tuesday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Monroe was down 38-18.
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