Excel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Monroe County Tigers, falling 65-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Tigers are ranked 171st).
Excel's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Monroe County, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Coming up, Excel won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Hillcrest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe County will take on Flomaton in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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