Basketball Recap: Monroe Drops Highest Score of Season Against Carlisle

Hornets

Team Score

01/11/25 vs Carlisle	45
12/14/24 vs Valley View	37
11/22/24 @ Brookville	37
12/18/24 vs Edgewood	36
11/27/24 vs Talawanda	36

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe). They were the clear victor by a 45-23 margin over the Carlisle Indians on Saturday. The Hornets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.

Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points per game. As for Carlisle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.

Monroe and Carlisle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Monroe (ranked 548th) will meet Ross (ranked 197th) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Carlisle will square off against Brookville at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday down 335 places (522 vs. 187).