It was a good run, but Monacan unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the L.C. Bird Skyhawks, falling 93-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (58), the Chiefs still had to take the loss.
| 01/17/25 @ L.C. Bird | 19 |
| 01/15/25 vs Huguenot | 16 |
| 01/13/25 @ Manchester | 33 |
| 12/21/24 @ Fluvanna County | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Monacan lost, don't look at Amare Cooper. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 19 en route to 19 points. The matchup was Cooper's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Bunn, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Monacan's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for L.C. Bird, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Monacan and L.C. Bird should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. Monacan (ranked 27th) will meet Powhatan (ranked 101st) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Monacan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.4 points per game this season. Similarly, L.C. Bird will challenge Cosby at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 137 places (37 vs. 174).
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