Basketball Recap: Monticello Picks Up Ninth Straight Win at Home

Monticello had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They secured a 31-26 W over Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran. The Sages have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran, too.

Monticello was led to victory by Ali Weidner and Megan Allen. Weidner went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and five boards, while Allen dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Allen is becoming a predictor of Monticello's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 13-5 (and 2-3 when she doesn't).

Monticello smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/30/25 vs Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran	31-26
01/27/25 vs Rantoul	64-30
01/23/25 vs St. Joseph-Ogden	34-24
01/16/25 vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda	55-19
01/13/25 vs Danville	48-26
+ 4 more games

Monticello's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points per game. As for Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-11.

Monticello has already played their next game (against Athens), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Mt. Olive.