Hermantown was the 80-63 winner over Monticello when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hermantown Hawks took a blow against the Monticello Magic on Saturday, falling 72-36. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Magic are ranked 80th).
Jackson Soroko was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards for Monticello. The dominant performance also gave Soroko a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was Brayden Dollard, who went 9 of 17 en route to 19 points.
Hermantown's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Monticello, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Hermantown will host Milaca at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Monticello, they will venture away from home to square off against Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Princeton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Monticello likes a good challenge.
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