Lake Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 63-49 fall against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Vikings are ranked 187th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cross Nimmo, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds. Ace Peterlin was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Jeremiah Martin was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 14 on his way to 23 points and seven assists for Villa Angela-St. Joseph. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Shenker, who posted 12 points.
Lake Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Catholic will take on John F. Kennedy at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they will face off against North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.9 points per game this season.
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