The Nashville Hornets will square off against the Vienna Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nashville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Carlyle 58-28. The win was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Meanwhile, Vienna came tearing into Monday's game with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 61-35 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vienna's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.3 points. As for Nashville, their victory bumped their record up to 29-3.
Nashville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Vienna when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-31 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Vienna's Macie Dalton, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points along with eight blocks and seven boards. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Nashville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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