Ponies Lose Close Game to Dodgers
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Photo courtesy of T. Michael Reilly
Monticello's Peter Gustafson (22) looks on as Reece Rufer (23) makes a move on a Dodgeville player.
The Monticello Ponies played at Dodgeville on January 26th. The game was close throughout the first half, with Monticello's biggest lead being 2 points. By halftime, the score was Dodgeville 26, Monticello 22.
The second half began with a 5-0 run by the Dodgers, but the Ponies rallied and scored 12 out of the next 16 points and were trailing by a single point with 12:06 left. The Ponies had the lead with a little more than 8 minutes left in the game, but Dodgeville came back and won the game. The final score was Dodgeville 56, Monticello 45.
"We found ourselves down 9 minutes after halftime, but fought back to go up one with 8 minutes to go. However down the stretch we were outshot at the free throw line and lost," commented Coach Mark Olson.
Leading the Ponies was Peter Gustafson with 19 points, while Reece Rufer scored 13 points and pulled down 9 rebounds and Devin Holtz scored 6 points. Jeffrey Ace pulled down 9 rebounds while Simon Blohowiak ended the game with 4 rebounds.
The Ponies host Albany on January 31st, will play at Black Hawk on February 5th and will host Pecatonica on February 8th.
