Tri-Valley won the last time they faced Monticello and things went their way on Thursday too. The Tri-Valley Vikings walked away with a 56-44 win over the Monticello Sages. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Sages are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Monticello saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sarah Cresap went 7 of 11 on her way to 19 points. The dominant performance gave Cresap a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Allen, who posted six points and 12 rebounds.
Tri-Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Monticello, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-6.
Tri-Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-22 victory against Ridgeview on the 27th. As for Monticello, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-53 win against Tuscola on the 27th.
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