Illinois High School Basketball - Pontiac thwarts Monticello
January 29, 2024: Monticello, IL 61856 The Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) basketball knocked off the host Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL), 42-30 in Monday's league test.
The Indians (10-12) will now prepare for their test against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL). The Eagles go into the Illini Prairie test with a 5-19 record. In their last test, Rantoul went down by St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL), 68-25, in a league outing.
The Sages now hold a 10-16 record. They play next when they travel to St. Thomas More for a Illini Prairie outing on Thursday, February 1. Monticello will clash with a Sabers squad coming off a 46-32 league win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL). The Sabers record now stands at 12-12.