Vandalia had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over the Southwestern Piasa Birds. While the Vandals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Despite the loss, Southwestern still got an impressive performance from Vivian Zurheide, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Zurheide is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Gracie Darr was another key player, posting nine points.
Vandalia pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Vandalia is taking a road trip to square off against Flora at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Vandalia is facing Flora at the right time seeing as Flora is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Southwestern has already played their next game, a 34-30 loss against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly on the 7th.
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