The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Monroe County Tigers (Monroeville, AL) and the visiting Excel Panthers (Excel, AL), observed Monroe County's basketball team knock off Excel by a score of 62-48.

The Tigers (9-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Hillcrest (Evergreen, AL). The Jaguars come into the 3A Area 2 challenge with a 15-9 record. In their last challenge, Hillcrest prevailed over Flomaton (Flomaton, AL), 83-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the T.R. Miller Tigers (Brewton, AL) in a 3A Area 2 challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Excel will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 68-46 non-league loss to Saraland (Saraland, AL).