Monticello is 6-0 against Pontiac since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Monticello Sages will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pontiac Indians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monticello has three straight victories, Pontiac has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monticello will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 26) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Bloomington Central Catholic 28-25.
Meanwhile, Pontiac took a blow against Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Friday, falling 46-14. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Panthers are ranked 135th).
Monticello's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pontiac, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Monticello against Pontiac in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-8 victory. Does Monticello have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pontiac turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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