This season hasn't been kind to the Normandy Vikings, who are still winless after their fifth match. They were beaten by East St. Louis 70-40 on Friday. Normandy lost against East St. Louis in their previous head to head back in December of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 60-26 score last time.
East St. Louis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylor Powell led the charge by scoring 14 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Montreal Stacker, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Normandy has yet to win a game at home this season, leaving them with a 0-5 record. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for East St. Louis, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Normandy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against East St. Louis at 6:00 p.m. on December 2nd. Hopefully East St. Louis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday. They won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Normandy at 6:00 p.m. on December 2nd.
