Vandalia found themselves down early and despite a strong start to the second half, the Vandals couldn’t slow down the Cumberland offense enough and suffered a 62-45 loss to the Pirates in the Championship game of the Vandalia Holiday Tournament. The Vandals were held to just seven first quarter points as Cumberland jumped out to an 18-7 lead, The second quarter was more even as the Vandals put together more offense with Cumberland just outscoring Vandalia 14-13 and maintaining a 32-20 lead at halftime. A 5-2 run by the Vandals the featured a three=-pointer and a layup on back to back possessions by Qwentyn Stombaugh put the Vandals deficit down to single digits, trailing 34-25. Each time added on four more points apiece in the third as Cumberland stayed ahead 38-29. Scoring really ramped up in the final quarter but the Vandals couldn’t slow down the Cumberland offense and they were outscored 24-16 and they were handed the 62-45 loss. With their second place finish, the Vandals drop to 8-6 on the season and they will go on the road to start the 2026 portion of their schedule this weekend as they return to action on Saturday at North Clay.
Vandals Scoring:
Qwentyn Stombaugh – 19 points
Lucas Bowers – 16 points
Andrew Casey – 6 points
Carter Robbins – 4 points
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