Civic Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged out the Mascoutah Indians 45-42. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Indians back in February, they had to take a 63-56 defeat.
Leading Civic Memorial to victory were Riley Lamb and August Frankford. Lamb dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards, while Frankford dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. Lamb is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Piening, who posted five points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Civic Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Eagles
| 02/21/25 vs Mascoutah | 45-42 |
| 02/18/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 57-50 |
| 02/14/25 vs Highland | 54-51 |
| 02/11/25 vs Roxana | 61-46 |
| 02/04/25 vs Litchfield | 71-40 |
| + 3 more games |
Civic Memorial pushed their record up to 21-10 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points over those games. As for Mascoutah, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13.
Civic Memorial has already played their next contest, a 52-51 defeat against East St. Louis on the 26th. As for Mascoutah, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-45 loss against Waterloo on the 26th.
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