Basketball Recap: Monticello Skates Past Olympia with Ease

Monticello had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 34-point drubbing they dealt Olympia on Tuesday. The Monticello Sages blew past the Olympia Spartans, posting a 74-40 victory. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Sages this season.

Monticello is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Olympia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.

Monticello has already played their next match (against Paxton-Buckley-Loda), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Olympia will venture away from home to challenge Auburn at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Auburn will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Olympia surely won't give up without a fight.