Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs on Tuesday as they made off with a 68-48 win. Given Tri-West Hendricks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Monrovia is ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drew Miller was his usual excellent self, scoring 18 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Sorgi, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Monrovia still got an impressive performance from Jayden Jones, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Jones hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Mccloud, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Monrovia, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Tri-West Hendricks is on the road again on Friday and plays Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st. Tri-West Hendricks has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Monrovia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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