The Monroe City Panthers entered their tilt with the Louisiana Bulldogs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Monroe City snuck past Louisiana with a 48-42 win on Tuesday. Given Monroe City's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Louisiana is ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Louisiana lost, one person who can't be blamed is Wyatt Martin. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Martin continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Dzierwa, who scored four points along with two steals and two blocks.
Monroe City has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Louisiana, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-20.
Monroe City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Louisiana also has no future games currently scheduled.
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