Monroe Central is 8-1 against Delta since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Monroe Central Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delta Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Monroe Central is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Monroe Central stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Cowan as Monroe Central made off with a 45-20 victory. Given Monroe Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Cowan is ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Delta lost to Shelbyville on the road by a decisive 67-52 margin on Saturday. Delta has struggled against Shelbyville recently, as their match on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Monroe Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Delta, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Monroe Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Delta when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. Will Monroe Central repeat their success, or does Delta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
