The Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL) basketball toppled the visiting Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals (Warrensburg, IL), 58-45 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Sages now possess a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Teutopolis for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Monticello will play a Wooden Shoes team coming off a 60-50 non-league loss to St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Wooden Shoes record now stands at 9-4.

With the loss, Warrensburg-Latham falls to 14-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains, IL) to play the Cardinals in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 5-7. Pleasant Plains lost 54-48 in their recent non-league bout against Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, IL)