Mt. Vernon and Vinton-Shellsburg are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Mt. Vernon Mustangs will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Vernon has ten straight wins, Vinton-Shellsburg has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 100-21 victory over South Tama County. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-20, which was the final score in Vinton-Shellsburg's tilt against West Delaware on Tuesday. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mt. Vernon's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Vinton-Shellsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Mt. Vernon didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Vinton-Shellsburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. Does Mt. Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vinton-Shellsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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