Basketball Recap: La Monte Takes a Loss

La Monte lost against Northwest back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The La Monte Vikings took a blow against the Northwest Mustangs, falling 66-25. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Mustangs are ranked 110th).

La Monte's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Northwest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-1.

La Monte will take on Green Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northwest, they are taking a road trip to square off against Smithton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest is facing Smithton at the right time seeing as Smithton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.