Basketball Recap: Paxton-Buckley-Loda Finds Home Court Redemption Against Monticello

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 @ Watseka	32
12/27/24 vs Neoga	27
12/21/24 @ Manteno	26
12/03/24 vs Oakwood	25
01/14/25 vs Herscher	25

There's no place like home for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Monticello Sages on Friday as the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers made off with a 46-25 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-10. As for Monticello, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.

The future could be bright for both Paxton-Buckley-Loda and Monticello: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will try to hand Cissna Park their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Monticello will look to extend Prairie Central's four-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.