The Tuscumbia Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Vienna Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuscumbia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Vienna likes a good challenge.
Tuscumbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 70-69 to Jamestown. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (67), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Vienna came up short against Newburg on Friday and fell 56-45. The Eagles have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Vienna saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Teagan James went 8 for 16 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. Alex Zimmer was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Tuscumbia has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points over those games. As for Vienna, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Tuscumbia was taken down by Vienna 69-34 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Tuscumbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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