Rams
| 02/28/25 vs Marion | 65 |
| 02/26/25 @ Carbondale | 53 |
| 02/21/25 @ Marion | 36 |
| 02/15/25 @ Marshall County | 42 |
| 02/14/25 @ Cahokia | 61 |
| + 23 more games |
Mt. Vernon and Triad are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Mt. Vernon Rams will challenge the Triad Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
Mt. Vernon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Marion 65-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Mt. Vernon can attribute much of their success to David Barnes, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, and Jake Page, who posted 12 points. That's the most points Page has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lucas Shelby, who had eight points and five assists.
Mt. Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion only four assists.
Meanwhile, Triad had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 46-39. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Triad's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-6. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
Mt. Vernon couldn't quite finish off Triad when the teams last played back in November of 2024 and fell 60-58. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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