Basketball Game Preview: Vinton Lions vs. DeQuincy Tigers

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 10:52pm

Basketball Preview: Vinton Lions vs. DeQuincy Tigers

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Vinton is 8-2 against DeQuincy since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions duke it out with the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Vinton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully DeQuincy likes a good challenge.

If Vinton beats DeQuincy with 60 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Vinton claimed a resounding 60-20 win over East Beauregard. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DeQuincy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 78-65 win over Pickering on Friday.

Vinton's victory bumped their record up to 19-15. As for DeQuincy, their win bumped their record up to 9-13-1.

Vinton was able to grind out a solid victory over DeQuincy when the teams last played back in January, winning 54-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vinton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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