The North Branch Vikings will head out to take on the Monticello Magic at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Branch has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight losses, while Monticello will come in with five straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 82-49, which was the final score in North Branch's tilt against Princeton on Tuesday.
While Monticello didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against St. Francis on Tuesday as Monticello made off with an 83-62 win. The Magic have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Monticello is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.1 points per game. As for North Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
North Branch was taken down by Monticello 78-48 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can North Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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