The Vincennes Rivet Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the Evansville Christian Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Vincennes Rivet humbled Eastern Greene with a 55-20 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Evansville Christian entered their tilt with North Daviess on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cougars 49-20. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Cougars are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vincennes Rivet's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 51.5 points. As for Evansville Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Vincennes Rivet came up short against Evansville Christian in their previous matchup back in November, falling 56-50. Can Vincennes Rivet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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