The Olympic Heights Lions will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Monarch Knights at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Olympic Heights suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They took a serious blow against Palm Beach Gardens, falling 60-18. Olympic Heights was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-2.
Meanwhile, Monarch's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 63-14 loss at the hands of Coral Springs Charter. While losing is never fun, Monarch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while Coral Springs Charter is ranked 174th).
Olympic Heights dropped their record down to 4-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.2 points per game. As for Monarch, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
