The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings are on the road again on Friday to play the McDowell Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Villa Angela-St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully McDowell likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Villa Angela-St. Joseph was fully in charge, breezing past Cleveland Central Catholic 48-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McDowell). They blew past Meadville 49-21 on the road on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for McDowell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph strolled past McDowell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 56-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McDowell's Stephon Porter, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Villa Angela-St. Joseph still be able to contain Porter? There's only one way to find out.
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