Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will take on the South Vermillion Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Tri-Point 61-18 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion came up short against Terre Haute South Vigo on Friday and fell 66-56.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will need focus on slowing down Dominic Garzolini, one of several South Vermillion players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Garzolini a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Aden Wallace, who posted 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for South Vermillion, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
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