Panthers
| 01/15/25 vs Helias | 42-60 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hannibal | 66-49 |
| 12/20/24 vs Seymour | 66-50 |
| 12/19/24 vs Troy-Buchanan | 65-37 |
| 12/17/24 vs Mark Twain | 81-33 |
After a string of eight wins, Monroe City's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 60-42 bruising from the Helias Crusaders. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Crusaders are ranked 161st).
Monroe City's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for Helias, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Monroe City will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Highland at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Helias has already played their next game, a 64-42 win against Bolivar on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
