The Northeast Ohio College Prep Knights will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Northeast Ohio College Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 790th, while Villa Angela-St. Joseph is ranked 142nd).
Last Tuesday, Northeast Ohio College Prep came up short against HEARTS for Jesus Christ and fell 62-49. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northeast Ohio College Prep in their matchups with HEARTS for Jesus Christ: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 63-56 win over Hawken. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Daniels, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Daniels scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Martin, who scored 14 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Northeast Ohio College Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Northeast Ohio College Prep was taken down by Villa Angela-St. Joseph 92-48 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northeast Ohio College Prep was down 51-25.
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