Basketball Recap: Monticello Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

If Tuscola wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Monticello, they should've done a better job of containing Ali Weidner. The Monticello Sages sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 win over the Tuscola Warriors on Friday thanks in part to Weidner, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

Monticello is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Tuscola, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Monticello didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-32 victory against Clinton on the 28th. As for Tuscola, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-44 win against Neoga on the 28th.