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On Tuesday, December 29th, the Monticello Ponies played at Evansville. The Ponies were trailing behind the Blue Devils by 14 at the half and while they outscored the home team in the second half, it wasn’t enough to catch up. The final score was Evansville 67, Monticello 59.

The Ponies’ Peter Gustafson was the first to score in the beginning minutes of the game, but the Blue Devils went on a 14-2 run to go up by 12 with 12 minutes left in the first. Evansville’s Ryan Thompson hit three 3-pointers, two 2-pointers and a free throw to put the Blue Devils in the lead at halftime. With...