After a string of four wins, the Monroe Central Golden Bears's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Wapahani by a score of 37-35. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Monroe Central in their matchups with Wapahani: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Monroe Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sydney Patterson. Despite the final result, she scored 24 points along with five steals. Patterson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Wapahani's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Megan Luce, who scored nine points along with three steals. Luce has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Felder, who scored 11 points.
Monroe Central's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Wapahani, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Monroe Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cowan at 7:30 p.m. on January 18th. Cowan has now lost eight straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 30. As for Wapahani, they will be playing at home against Union City at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Union City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 last Saturday.
