The Vienna Eagles will challenge the New Haven Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Vienna is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
If Vienna beats New Haven with 58 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Vienna's way against Grandview on Saturday as Vienna made off with a 58-34 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vienna.
Vienna's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Teagan James, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Zimmer, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points along with eight boards and three blocks.
Vienna was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, New Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Bismarck.
Vienna now has a winning record of 5-4. As for New Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Vienna against New Haven in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 68-26 win. Will Vienna repeat their success, or does New Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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