Basketball Game Preview: Mt. St. Joseph Academy Magic vs. Villa Joseph Marie Jems

Mt. St. Joseph Academy and Villa Joseph Marie are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Mt. St. Joseph Academy Magic will take on the Villa Joseph Marie Jems in a holiday battle at at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. St. Joseph Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Mt. St. Joseph Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Merion Mercy Academy 48-44.

Meanwhile, Villa Joseph Marie came up short against Villa Maria Academy on Tuesday and fell 46-36. The match marked the Jems' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Villa Joseph Marie's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Mt. St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Mt. St. Joseph Academy came up short against Villa Joseph Marie in their previous meeting back in February, falling 40-31. Can Mt. St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.