The Vandalia Vandals will head out to square off against the Greenville Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vandalia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Litchfield with a sharp 91-68 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Greenville beat Pana 52-45 on Tuesday. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Panthers are ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vandalia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for Greenville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-10.
Vandalia came up short against Greenville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 50-37. Can Vandalia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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