The John F. Kennedy Fighting Eagles will square off against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
John F. Kennedy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 4th on Friday. They came up short against Rhodes, falling 56-36. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Eagles in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 75-74 to Gilmour Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (72), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for John F. Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
John F. Kennedy couldn't quite finish off Villa Angela-St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 and fell 77-75. Will John F. Kennedy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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