Marshall has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Monrovia Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marshall lost a heartbreaker to Mountain View when they met back in December of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Marshall ended up on the wrong side of a tough 78-57 walloping at the hands of Mountain View. Marshall has struggled against Mountain View recently, as their contest on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Monrovia suffered their biggest loss since November 28, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by South Pasadena on the road and fell 81-39. While losing is never fun, Monrovia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 896th, while South Pasadena is ranked 136th).
Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Monrovia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Marshall couldn't quite finish off Monrovia in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 and fell 63-60. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
