The Monroe Redhawks routed the visiting Sun Valley Spartans basketball team by a final score of 53-28 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Redhawks face the Anson Bearcats (Wadesboro, NC) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 10. Monroe will attempt to move on its 4-3 season record.

With the defeat, Sun Valley moves to 5-8 on the year. The Spartans travel to Piedmont (Monroe, NC) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 10. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 1-6. Piedmont lost 49-20 in their recent non-league game against Weddington (Matthews, NC)