The Monrovia Bulldogs pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Speedway 68-62. Monrovia has not had much luck with Speedway recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Monrovia's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Clay Tharp, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Hayden McCloud who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds. McCloud scored a full 25.8% of Monrovia's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Parker Hale was another key contributor, scoring 5 points.
Even though they lost, Monrovia were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Speedway only pulled down nine.
It was another big night for Cam Reich, who scored 25 points along with 9 rebounds for Speedway. The matchup was Reich's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Devin Robinson, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds.
Monrovia's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Speedway, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Monrovia won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Clay City at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th. Clay City presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Monrovia in Indiana (Clay City is ranked 118th, while Monrovia is ranked 276th). Speedway will be home for the holidays to greet Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
