Basketball Game Preview: West Vigo Vikings vs. Casey-Westfield Warriors

West Vigo is 0-5 against Casey-Westfield since December of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. Casey-Westfield took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Vigo, who comes in off a win.

West Vigo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 77-69 victory over Brown County on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell to Fairfield 49-45. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Mules are ranked 255th).

West Vigo will have to contain Hayden Parcel as he made an impact in Casey-Westfield's last game. He went 8 of 18 on his way to 22 points. Parcel's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Karras, who posted five points and 11 rebounds.

Having lost for the first time this season, Casey-Westfield fell to 8-1. As for West Vigo, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.

West Vigo came up short against Casey-Westfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, falling 76-66. Can West Vigo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.