You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Montini Catholic's strategy against Amundsen on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Montini Catholic Broncos blew the Amundsen Vikings out of the water with a 68-31 final score. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Vikings are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amundsen's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jane Belmont, who posted 12 points and three steals, and Devin Horrow, who put up ten points. Those ten points gave Horrow a new career-high.
Broncos
| 01/25/25 @ Amundsen | 68-31 |
| 01/23/25 @ Fenwick | 49-28 |
| 01/16/25 @ Providence Catholic | 43-40 |
Montini Catholic pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Amundsen, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-16.
Montini Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-34 win against Marian Catholic on the 28th. As for Amundsen, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-46 loss against Westinghouse on the 29th.
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