The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings entered their tilt with the Mayfield Wildcats with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Villa Angela-St. Joseph escaped with a win on Wednesday against Mayfield by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. That's another feather in the cap for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph found their leader in underclassman Elizabeth Dunmire, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Dunmire has scored at least 25% of Villa Angela-St. Joseph's points. Another player making a difference was Leila Johnson, who scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Villa Angela-St. Joseph will square off against South at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. South will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Mayfield, they will head out on the road to face off against John Adams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
