Monroe City has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 50-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centralia Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, Monroe City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Centralia is ranked 11th).
Monroe City's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Centralia, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers take on the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Centralia, they will square off against South Shelby at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
