The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will square off against the Dacula Falcons at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Monroe is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Monroe will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Sumter County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Monroe came out on top against Sumter County by a score of 57-49 on Thursday.
Monroe found their leader in sophomore Kie'Aundria Acree, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. The match was Acree's 26th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Taylor Mckinzy, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Monroe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Dacula entered their game against South Forsyth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Dacula was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to South Forsyth. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Dacula got top-tier performance from Jaliyah Benefield, who earned 22 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, Benefield is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmyn Bridges, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Dacula fell to 4-1. As for Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Monroe has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Dacula struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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