Basketball Recap: St. Joseph-Ogden Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Spartans

Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Monticello	68-38
01/28/25 @ St. Thomas More	85-33
01/25/25 vs Prairie Central	68-36
01/24/25 @ Illinois Valley Central	58-53
01/22/25 vs Manteno	61-52
+ 3 more games

St. Joseph-Ogden waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They claimed a resounding 68-38 victory over the Monticello Sages. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.

St. Joseph-Ogden's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Monticello, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.

The future could be bright for both St. Joseph-Ogden and Monticello: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. St. Joseph-Ogden will try to hand St. Teresa their eighth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Monticello will look to extend Rantoul's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.