Basketball Game Preview: Monticello Panthers vs. Ellenville Blue Devils

The Monticello Panthers and the Ellenville Blue Devils will round out the year against one another at at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Monticello is looking for their season's first victory.

Last Saturday, Monticello had to suffer through a 64-37 loss at the hands of Valley Central.

Meanwhile, everything went Ellenville's way against Onteora last Tuesday as Ellenville made off with a 51-26 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.

Ellenville's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Monticello, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Monticello took a serious blow against Ellenville when the teams last played back in December of 2018, falling 77-45. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Monticello was down 39-15.