Vienna lost to St. Elizabeth back in January of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eagles had to suffer through a 73-45 loss at the hands of the Hornets.
Despite the loss, Vienna still got an impressive performance from Teagan James, who shot 54% from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points. That was a full 64.4% of the Eagles' points, marking the third time in a row James has posted more than a third of the team's points. Jaiden Hayes also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
St. Elizabeth found their leader in sophomore Ben Engelmeyer, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds. Engelmeyer has become a key player for the Hornets: the team is 8-4 when he posts at least eight boards, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kyson Green, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points.
Vienna has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for St. Elizabeth, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Looking ahead, Vienna will square off against Iberia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Elizabeth, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-65 defeat against Calvary Lutheran on the 26th.
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