Muncie Burris was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 60-41 fall against the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Owls of the 80-54 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Muncie Burris lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Matthew Hardy, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Bennett, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 12 points and five rebounds.
Muncie Burris' loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Alexandria-Monroe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13.
Coming up, Muncie Burris will challenge Union at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Muncie Burris is facing Union at the right time seeing as Union is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they will face off against Madison-Grant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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