The Vienna Eagles will face off against the Christopher Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Vienna came up short against El Paso-Gridley and fell 65-57. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Titans are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christopher, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Johnston City, posting a 68-40 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.
Christopher's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Vienna, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
Vienna strolled past Christopher when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 49-31. Does Vienna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christopher turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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