Vienna entered their tilt with Hamilton County on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Hamilton County Foxes 54-39. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Foxes are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton County lost, don't look at Rayci Phelps. Despite the final result, she posted 24 points and six rebounds. That was a full 61.5% of Hamilton County's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Brylee Varner was another key player, putting up six points.
Eagles
| 01/20/25 vs Hamilton County | 54-39 |
| 01/16/25 vs Massac County | 51-26 |
| 01/13/25 vs Herrin | 70-34 |
| 12/19/24 vs Christopher | 81-33 |
| 12/05/24 vs Trico | 81-33 |
| + 9 more games |
Vienna pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hamilton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Vienna has already played their next game (against Varsity Opponent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hamilton County will be taking part in a tournament against Carmi-White County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
