Basketball Recap: Monticello Has No Trouble Against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond + How To Watch

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Previous 6 Games

12/16/25 - Home	59-41 W
12/17/24 - Away	66-40 W
12/12/23 - Home	42-10 W
12/10/22 - Away	56-34 W
12/14/21 - Home	69-28 W
12/17/19 - Home	59-52 W

Monticello won the last time they faced Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and things went their way on Tuesday too. The stars were shining brightly for the Sages in a 59-41 victory over the Knights. The Sages pushed the score to 44-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Will Hilligoss, who shot 47% from the field en route to 15 points. That was a full 36.6% of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's points, marking the fifth time in a row Hilligoss has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brennon Hutson, who earned 12 points.

The win made it two in a row for Monticello and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.

Monticello didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-34 win against Sullivan on the 20th. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they will be taking part in a tournament against Riverton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.