North Vermillion has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-60 heartbreaker at the hands of the South Vermillion Wildcats. The Falcons lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-36 score last time.
Owen Edwards
| 02/06/25 vs South Vermillion | 30 |
| 02/09/24 vs Riverton Parke | 25 |
| 12/20/23 vs South Newton | 25 |
| 03/02/24 vs Rossville | 23 |
| 12/14/24 vs Dugger Union | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why North Vermillion lost on Thursday, don't look at Owen Edwards. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc to rack up 30 points. Those 30 points gave Edwards a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Teegan Dowers, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.
South Vermillion got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dallas Coleman out in front who went 7-for-10 en route to 14 points along with six boards and three steals. Coleman has become a key player for South Vermillion: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three steals, but 3-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Wallace, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists.
North Vermillion's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for South Vermillion, their record now sits at 7-9.
Looking ahead, North Vermillion will head out on the road to face off against Riverton Parke at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Riverton Parke is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. As for South Vermillion, they have already played their next contest, a 73-60 loss against Southmont on the 11th.
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