Pontiac is 0-6 against Monticello since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Pontiac Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Monticello Sages at 7:00 p.m.
Pontiac is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-14 loss at the hands of Paxton-Buckley-Loda. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Panthers are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, Monticello had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Saints out 28-25.
Pontiac's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Monticello, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Pontiac took a serious blow against Monticello when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 40-8. Can Pontiac avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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