The Streetsboro Rockets will face off against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Streetsboro is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Streetsboro is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Cloverleaf: they outscored them in every quarter. Streetsboro took down Cloverleaf 63-47 on Friday. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Colts are ranked 519th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charles Ivory
| 02/14/25 vs Cloverleaf | 78% |
| 02/11/25 vs Crestwood | 62% |
| 02/07/25 vs Field | 20% |
| 02/05/25 vs Norton | 42% |
| 01/31/25 @ Ravenna | 58% |
| + 30 more games |
Streetsboro had a senior duo take command as Charles Ivory went 7-for-9 en route to 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks and Jack Batten went 6-for-14 on his way to 18 points and five assists. What's more, Ivory also posted a 78% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January of 2024. Trevor Murray was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Villa Angela-St. Joseph over Riverside in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph was the clear victors by a 76-53 margin over Riverside. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Streetsboro better keep an eye on Antonio Brown. He was instrumental in Villa Angela-St. Joseph's win, going 10-for-13 to rack up 22 points along with eight boards and seven assists. Brown is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Martin, who went 7-for-13 en route to 20 points and three steals.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. They racked up ten more assists than Riverside's also-impressive total of 15.
Streetsboro pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points over those games. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
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