Monticello is 6-0 against Pontiac since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Monticello Sages will look to defend their home field against the Pontiac Indians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monticello has three straight victories, Pontiac has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monticello will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 26) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington Central Catholic , sneaking past 28-25.
Meanwhile, Pontiac 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).
Monticello's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pontiac, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Monticello against Pontiac in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-8 victory. Will Monticello repeat their success, or does Pontiac have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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