The Monticello Sages are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Monticello took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 55-43 win over Prairie Central.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Sabers 85-33. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.
Monticello is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Monticello couldn't quite finish off St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 42-39. Can Monticello avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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