Basketball Recap: Vandalia Wins Going Away Against Carlinville

Vandals

Margin

02/04/25 @ Carlinville	24
01/31/25 vs Gillespie	23
12/30/24 vs Pana	21
12/10/24 @ Farina South Central	20
12/27/24 vs Flora	19

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Vandalia on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Carlinville Cavaliers with a sharp 65-41 victory. That looming 65-41 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vandals yet this season.

Carlinville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominic Alepra, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Duckels, who scored six points and six boards.

The win made it two in a row for Vandalia and bumps their season record up to 11-14. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.5 points. As for Carlinville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Vandalia has already played their next match, a 51-49 defeat against Southwestern on the 7th. As for Carlinville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-39 loss against North Mac on the 7th.