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The Monticello Ponies played at Dodgeville on February 20th, falling to the Dodgeville team 50-85 after a 36-44 halftime deficit.

“I thought we hung with Dodgeville well for a half, but eventually their size and shooting caught up to us and they were able to pull away in the second half,” said Coach Mark Olson.

The Ponies jumped out to an early lead but the Dodgers tied it all up at 14 with 12:45 left in the first half. Dodgeville took that opportunity to go on a 15-point run and while the Ponies battled back they were 8 points behind at halftime. Dodgeville took the lead in scoring a...