Basketball Recap: Monticello Sets Scoring Season-High Against William Monroe

Mustangs

Team Score

12/27/24 @ William Monroe	63
12/04/24 vs Spotswood	61
12/17/24 vs Fluvanna County	60
12/07/24 @ Potomac Falls	55
12/13/24 vs Albemarle	52

Monticello scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 73-63 to the William Monroe Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Dragons are ranked 77th).

Monticello dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for William Monroe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.

Monticello won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Nelson County at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Nelson County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for William Monroe, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Fluvanna County at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.