The Monroe Redhawks fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Weddington Warriors on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Warriors 44-40. While losing is never fun, Monroe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while Weddington is ranked 181st).
Several Redhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Saniya Wallace, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. Saniya Gingham was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and five blocks.
Weddington got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madison Motto out in front who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Clark, who scored ten points.
Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Weddington, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-10.
Monroe won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Central Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Monroe is facing Central Academy at the right time seeing as Central Academy is stuck on a 19-game losing streak. As for Weddington, they will be playing at home against Marvin Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Weddington is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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