Monroe and Ross are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Monroe Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Ross Rams at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Monroe took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-24 win over Madison. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Mohawks are ranked 725th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ross had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 victory over the Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted since December 14, 2024.
Ross is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Monroe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.
Monroe beat Ross 70-58 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monroe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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