Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL) and the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), saw Monticello's basketball squad wallop Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a tally of 62-36.

With the victory, Monticello improves its record to 11-9 on the campaign. The Sages travel to Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) to play the Hawks in a Illini Prairie challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 13-7. Prairie Central lost 62-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Teutopolis (Teutopolis, IL)

Next up, the Panthers play the Cissna Park Timberwolves (Cissna Park, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 24. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will attempt to improve on its 4-15 season record.