Monticello is 1-9 against St. Joseph-Ogden since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Monticello Sages will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Monticello's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so St. Joseph-Ogden's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Monticello had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Bloomington Central Catholic. That's two games in a row now that Monticello has lost by just one run.
Monticello got a massive performance out of Marrissa Miller, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Sadie Walsh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mahomet-Seymour with a sharp 11-4 win. Winning may never get old, but St. Joseph-Ogden sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Monticello and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Monticello beat St. Joseph-Ogden 13-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monticello since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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