Basketball Game Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings vs. Conneaut Spartans

The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings will challenge the Conneaut Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Holy Name: they outscored them in every quarter. Villa Angela-St. Joseph walked away with a 58-49 win over Holy Name on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Elizabeth Dunmire

Points

02/05/25 vs Holy Name	32
02/01/25 vs Max S. Hayes	24
01/29/25 vs Cornerstone Christian	20
01/24/25 @ John F. Kennedy	31
01/23/25 @ John Hay	20

Elizabeth Dunmire continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 32 points and 15 boards. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 20 points. Sydney Dunmire was another key player, going 5 for 11 to rack up 10 points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 24 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Conneaut came up short against Geneva on Monday and fell 47-37.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Conneaut, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.