Basketball Recap: Monarch Comes Up Short

Monarch played against Castle Park and lost via forfeit.

Monarch is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.8 points per game. As for Castle Park, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monarch will face off against Southern California Yeshiva at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monarch has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-4 during that stretch of close contests. As for Castle Park, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Valhalla at 3:00 p.m. on January 25th.