The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully St. Vincent-St. Mary is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Vikings in Ohio (the Fighting Irish are ranked 12th, while the Vikings are ranked 495th).
St. Vincent-St. Mary has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 65-46 bruising from Western Reserve Academy on Saturday. St. Vincent-St. Mary was down 46-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berkshire.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph might have lost, but man, Elizabeth Dunmire was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 30 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cecelia Oriani, who scored nine points along with two steals.
St. Vincent-St. Mary has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-5 record this season. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Everything came up roses for St. Vincent-St. Mary against the Vikings in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 81-25 victory. With St. Vincent-St. Mary ahead 44-18 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
