The Monticello Ponies hosted last year's Division 4 state champion the New Glarus Knights on December 2nd. Leading by 11 at the half, the Ponies kept pressure on the Knights in the second half and won the game. The final score was Monticello 74, New Glarus 63.

New Glarus jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the first five minutes of the game, and the Ponies went on a 13-0 run to take the lead shortly thereafter. New Glarus tied it up at 16, but the Ponies battled back with a 12-2 run to go up by 10 and after that the closest New Glarus could get was 6 points for the rest of the game.

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