Baseball Game Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings vs. Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen

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Previous 4 Games

04/30/24 - Home	20-1 W
04/13/22 - Away	14-0 W
05/18/19 - Away	10-0 W
04/13/16 - Away	6-4 W

Villa Angela-St. Joseph has gone a perfect 4-0 against Cleveland Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Vikings will host the Ironmen at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

On Friday, Villa Angela-St. Joseph came up short against Lake Catholic and fell 5-1. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Al Sustarsic, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cleveland Central Catholic unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 14-0 to Aquinas on Wednesday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it six in a row.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph took their victory against Cleveland Central Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-1 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ironmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.