The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will challenge the Monticello Sages at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph-Ogden knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Monticello likes a good challenge.
St. Joseph-Ogden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 85-33 victory over St. Thomas More. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-13.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Monticello, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Prairie Central by a score of 55-43 on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Sages considering their 25-point performance the game before.
Monticello has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, 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, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
St. Joseph-Ogden came out on top in a nail-biter against Monticello in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 42-39. Will St. Joseph-Ogden repeat their success, or does Monticello have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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