On December 21st, the Monticello Ponies were given a chance to host Randolph, who, if you recall, knocked the Ponies out of the Regionals last March. With a 32-21 lead at the half, the Ponies settled into the second half nicely and got the win. The final score was Monticello 63, Randolph 45.

With 5:15 left in the first half, Randolph was leading by 4 points when the Ponies went on a 17-0 run to close out the half. Randolph cut Monticello's lead to 6 points with just over 11 minutes left in the first half, but the Ponies finished the game on a 29-17 run to win it.

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