Zeke Young was a menace at the bottom of the order for Monticello, and the Sages withstood a late charge from Illinois Valley Central (IVC) to remain unbeaten to start the season in an Illini Prairie Conference 14-11 thriller on Saturday in Monticello.
Young finished a homer short of the cycle and drove in a whopping seven runs from the nine-hole in the Monticello lineup.
IVC opened up a 7-5 lead, but the Sages used a five-run fourth inning - capped by a Youg two-run double - to go in front 10-7.
After the Grey Ghosts got a run back in the sixth, Monticello added a four-spot in the bottom half of the inning. Jax Bailey's two-run single made it 14-8.
Monticello held on from there.
Young was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and seven runs batted in. Bailey was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Dawson Gaitros and Cole Basak each added runs batted in.
Saturday's thriller was the Sages' 14th straight win to go to 14-0. After Thursday's thrilling win over rival Tolono Unity, Monticello is now 2-0 in the Illini Prairie Conference.
They will host Prairie Central on Monday afternoon. Hear the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
