The Monticello Sages are taking a road trip to take on the Urbana University Illineks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Monticello will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Monticello's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Illinois Valley Central as they made off with a 4-0 win. Monticello might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Urbana University, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over Cornerstone Christian on Tuesday. Considering Urbana University's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Monticello pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for Urbana University, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-14-1.
Everything went Monticello's way against Urbana University when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Monticello made off with a 6-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sages since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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