It was a proper cat-fight when Monroe City faced off against South Shelby on Tuesday. The Monroe City Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Shelby Cardinals, sneaking past 57-55. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Cardinals are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Panthers
| 02/04/25 @ South Shelby | 57-55 |
| 01/31/25 @ Clark County | 53-51 |
| 01/21/25 @ Clark County | 54-33 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hannibal | 66-49 |
| 12/11/24 @ Marion County | 77-23 |
| 12/09/24 @ Louisiana | 59-28 |
Monroe City's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for South Shelby, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Monroe City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-56 defeat against Bowling Green on the 7th. As for South Shelby, they have also already played their next contest, a 53-44 loss against Palmyra on the 7th.
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