The Vienna Eagles entered their tilt with the Christopher Bearcats with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Vienna came out on top against Christopher by a score of 61-48 on Friday. Given Vienna's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Christopher is ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Vienna to victory were Hunter Webb and Owen Treat. Webb scored 19 points along with three steals, while Treat almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. Treat has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 16 times he's played. Marcato Constante was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Vienna is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Christopher, they dropped their record down to 14-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Vienna didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-66 victory vs. Goreville on the 10th. Christopher will head out on the road to face off against Sesser-Valier at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sesser-Valier and Christopher are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
