Basketball Preview: Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings vs. Mayfield Wildcats
The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Mayfield Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph will be strutting in after a win while Mayfield will be coming in after a loss.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph and Shaker Heights met for a duel on Friday where Villa Angela-St. Joseph came out on top. Villa Angela-St. Joseph claimed a resounding 77-45 victory over Shaker Heights.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah Martin led the charge by going 7 for 13 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Shenker, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Mayfield came up short against Bedford on Tuesday and fell 80-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (67), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Mayfield might have lost, but man, Izzy Austin was a machine: he went 10 for 19 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andre Avery, who had ten points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph beat Mayfield 75-65 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Villa Angela-St. Joseph since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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