Basketball Game Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions

The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Villa Angela-St. Joseph's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing John F. Kennedy: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Villa Angela-St. Joseph's way against John F. Kennedy on Friday as Villa Angela-St. Joseph made off with a 67-44 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Fighting Eagles: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin). They snuck past Holy Name with an 80-76 victory on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Green Wave are ranked 518th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points over those games. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Villa Angela-St. Joseph beat Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 68-61 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Villa Angela-St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.