A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Munroe Bobcats challenge the Blountstown Tigers on Friday... Munroe is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Munroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 54-46 win over Liberty County. 54 seems to be a good number for the Bobcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
02/05/25 vs Liberty County | 3 |
02/03/25 vs Sneads | 4 |
01/30/25 vs Wakulla | 3 |
01/28/25 @ St. John Paul II | 3 |
01/25/25 vs Gadsden County | 3 |
Munroe can attribute much of their success to Ke'Yun Adger, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points and five assists, and Zelden Chukes, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Chukes has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. Isaiah Wright was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 10 points and five boards.
Munroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Blountstown beat Cottondale 54-48 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Blountstown is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Munroe, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
Munroe came out on top in a nail-biter against Blountstown when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 55-53. Does Munroe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blountstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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