St. Vincent hasn't had much luck against Vidalia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Vincent's Saints will face off against the Vidalia Indians at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Vincent's sitting on three straight wins and Vidalia on six.
St. Vincent's will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Swainsboro, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Vincent's came out on top against Swainsboro by a score of 62-54 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, everything went Vidalia's way against Savannah Christian on Tuesday as Vidalia made off with a 48-26 victory. The Indians pushed the score to 41-11 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Vidalia's win came from a few key players St. Vincent's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tori Polke, who went 5 for 7 on her way to 10 points along with six boards and four steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cori Warner, who posted five points and 16 rebounds.
Vidalia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 49 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Vidalia pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for St. Vincent's, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
St. Vincent's was dealt a bruising 67-37 defeat at the hands of Vidalia in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can St. Vincent's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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