It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monroe can now relate to. They lost 75-49 to the Forbush Falcons on Tuesday. The Redhawks have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Despite the defeat, Monroe saw an underclassman step up: freshman Janiyah Boyd went 7-for-17 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. That was a full 40.8% of Monroe's points, marking the 18th time in a row Boyd has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dezire Hailey, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Forbush, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Forbush, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-30 win against Lincoln Charter on the 28th.
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