The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Monroe City Panthers (Monroe City, MO) and the visiting Mark Twain Tigers (Center, MO), observed Monroe City's basketball team overwhelm Mark Twain by a score of 81-33.

The Panthers (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Troy-Buchanan trounced Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters, MO), 63-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Clopton Hawks (Clarksville, MO) in a Eastern Missouri challenge, on Friday, December 20. Mark Twain will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 67-62 non-league loss to Higbee (Higbee, MO).