In a game heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com, the Monticello Sages offense was held scoreless in the second and could not recover as Greenville held on for a 55-41 win from the Comets Sports Boosters Shootout at Greenville High School Saturday evening.
The Sages trailed 15-14 going to the second quarter and Monticello could not find the bottom of the net and was shut out for another quarter this year and that allowed the Comets to build a 12-point cushion going to the half.
The Sages would get the deficit to 7 points in the third quarter but that was the closest they'd get as the Comets got the lead to 19 points in the fourth quarter.
It took the Sages another four minutes in the fourth quarter to score.
Trey Welter returned from an injury that held him out of Tuesday's win against Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and led all scorers with 19 points.
The senior was the ServPro of Piatt/DeWitt Counties player of the game.
Cale Ackerman led Greenville with 16 points.
The Sages drop to 3-5 overall and will play at Warrensburg-Latham Tuesday night. Game time is 7:30 pm and can be heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
