The Monticello Sages will head out on the road to face off against the Tolono Unity Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monticello is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Friday, Monticello didn't have too much trouble with Prairie Central at home as they won 28-13. Given the Sages' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Hawks are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tolono Unity). They breezed by Paxton-Buckley-Loda on the road to the tune of 56-6 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won four contests by 38 points or more so far this season.
Monticello's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Tolono Unity, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Monticello suffered a grim 47-23 defeat to Tolono Unity when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Monticello avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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