Ponies Lose to Benton

Jon Errthum scored 25 points and Zach Price put 24 on the board during Monday night’s game at Benton. The Ponies dominated most of the first half of the game, but the Zephyrs tied it up at 38 for the half-time score.
During the second half, Benton took the lead for good and took the win. The final score was Benton 80, Monticello 68.
Jon Errthum led the Ponies with 14 rebounds, Dez Hanenberger had six rebounds and Logan Marty contributed five rebounds.
Benton’s Wyatt Bastian put 19 points on the board, while teammates Aaron Coffey and Tyler Hilby scored 16 points. Tyler Hilby was the team’s leading rebounder with nine; Brooks Tiedeman had seven rebounds and Jeremiah Bailey had five rebounds.
The Ponies get an eight day break before they head to Albany on January 19th to play the 2-3 Comets.