Monticello took care of business in their home opener on Monday. They walked away with a 51-43 win over the Madison County Mountaineers. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monticello to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Messinger, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Scott Clark, who posted eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Monticello smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison County only pulled down seven.
Defeat or not, Madison County got some senior leadership from Chris Timberlake and De'Avis Porter. Timberlake posted 11 points, while Porter posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave Timberlake a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (60%).
Monticello has already played their next matchup (against Madison County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Madison County has also already played their next game, a 50-37 loss against Orange County on the 3rd.
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