The Monroe County Tigers ran past the visiting Excel Panthers basketball team by a final score of 74-54 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Wilcox Central Jaguars (Camden, AL) in a non-league game, on Thursday, January 19. Monroe County will attempt to move on its 6-14 season record. The Jaguars enter the game with a 15-3 record after their 61-48 non-league win over Central (Hayneville, AL).

With the defeat, Excel moves to 6-10 on the year. The Panthers host Shields (Beatrice, AL) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Thursday, January 19. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 7-13. Shields won 46-43 in their recent league game against McKenzie (McKenzie, AL)