Dougherty lost against Monroe two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Dougherty Trojans fell to the Monroe Golden Tornadoes 64-60.
Despite the loss, Dougherty had strong showings from Jatiana Chambers, who dropped a triple-double with 21 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists, and D'Asia M. Simmons, who posted 18 points. That's the most boards Chambers has posted since back in November of 2024. Zhyan Flewellen also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Trojans
| 02/14/25 @ Monroe | 14 |
| 02/13/25 vs Westover | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs Bainbridge | 5 |
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Dougherty was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Kie'Aundria Acree continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Monroe, dropping a double-double with 42 points and 14 rebounds. Acree's evening made it 48 games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Taylor Mckinzy was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.
Dougherty's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Monroe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Dougherty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-39 win against LaFayette on the 18th. As for Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-46 victory against Liberty County on the 19th.
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