Monroe hasn't had much luck against Poly recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Monroe Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Poly Parrots at 4:30 p.m.
Monroe is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were outmatched by Arleta and fell 74-38. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1283rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 522nd).
Meanwhile, Poly had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They claimed a resounding 91-43 victory over the Huskies. With the Parrots ahead 56-22 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Poly has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Monroe was dealt a bruising 76-21 defeat at the hands of Poly in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Monroe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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