Vienna is 0-10 against Massac County since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vienna Eagles are on the road again and plays the Massac County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. One thing working in Vienna's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 19 matchups.
Vienna can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Carmi-White County 73-47.
Owen Treat continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine assists. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 19 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Webb, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Massac County had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They took down Harrisburg 77-59 on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Will Harmon and Isaac Hosman were among the main playmakers for Massac County as the former scored 25 points and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine assists. Hosman is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kris Garnett, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Vienna has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Massac County, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Treat and Hosman. Treat has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 19.8 points, 2.8 steals, and 7.5 assists. For his part, Hosman has averaged 17.9 points, 7.2 assists, and 5.6 rebounds.
Vienna lost to Massac County on the road by a decisive 77-63 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Vienna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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