The South County Vipers will take on the Beardstown Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South County saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-40 win over Rushville-Industry.
Meanwhile, Beardstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-58 heartbreaker at the hands of Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (55), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
South County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Beardstown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
South County strolled past Beardstown in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 50-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for South County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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