Basketball Preview: Astoria/VIT Rebels vs. West Prairie Cyclones
The Astoria/VIT Rebels will face off against the West Prairie Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Astoria/VIT will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Astoria/VIT and Peoria Heights met for a duel on Tuesday where Astoria/VIT had to take the L. Astoria/VIT fell 59-46 to Peoria Heights. That makes it the first time this season the Rebels have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Astoria/VIT got top-tier performance from Kaden Fogelsong, who scored 19 points. Hunter Adkins was another key player, earning eight points.
Meanwhile, West Prairie ended up a good deal behind Elmwood on Wednesday and lost 61-47. The defeat continues a trend for the Cyclones in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost nine in a row.
Astoria/VIT's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for West Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Astoria/VIT was able to grind out a solid victory over West Prairie in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 61-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Prairie's Braden Coplan, who scored 30 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Astoria/VIT still be able to contain Coplan? There's only one way to find out.
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