Villa Angela-St. Joseph lost against Lutheran East back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings opened the new year with a less-than-successful 76-69 defeat to the Lutheran East Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Falcons are ranked seventh).

OJ Spikes
01/03/25 vs Lutheran East | 3 |
12/27/24 vs Walnut Ridge | 2 |
12/22/24 vs Lutheran West | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Villa Angela-St. Joseph lost, don't look at OJ Spikes. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 8 on his way to 16 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Spikes has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antonio Brown, who posted nine points.
Lutheran East's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TJ Crumble led the charge by dropping a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. Muhammad Manigat was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lutheran East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Benedictine at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Villa Angela-St. Joseph's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Lutheran East, they will challenge Garfield Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Garfield Heights will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Lutheran East surely won't give up without a fight.
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