The Monarch Royals will challenge the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Monarch and eight for Mountain Empire.
Last Tuesday, Monarch was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Gompers Prep Academy.
Mountain Empire played against High Tech Mesa on Tuesday and lost via forfeit.
Mountain Empire's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Monarch, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Monarch strolled past Mountain Empire in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 55-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monarch since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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