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Cheesemakers roll past Panthers
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OREGON - The Monroe girls basketball team got a chance for a do-over Saturday night, and the Cheesemakers made the most of it.Just two nights after a rough third quarter was a major factor in a loss to Madison Edgewood, the Cheesemakers saw a big half-time lead start slipping away quickly against the host Oregon Panthers.But this time, Monroe mounted an impressive counteroffensive and rolled to a 54-32 victory in Badger South Conference play, using what coach Sam Mathiason deemed one of the Cheesemakers' most complete efforts of the season to snap a four-game losing streak. "We talked about trying to relax and get back out there and remember to do the things we'd been doing," Mathiason said. "We talked about trying to play a solid team game on both the offensive and defensive end, and I thought we did a real nice job of that.