The Monroe Redhawks ran past the visiting Forest Hills Yellow Jackets basketball team by a final score of 53-42 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Redhawks face the Central Academy Cougars (Monroe, NC) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 17. Monroe will attempt to move on its 6-3 season record.

With the defeat, Forest Hills moves to 4-5 on the year. The Yellow jackets travel to North Stanly (New London, NC) to face the Comets in a non-league game on Saturday, January 14. The Comets enter the game with a record of 3-9. North Stanly lost 50-25 in their recent non-league game against Mount Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, NC)