After flying high against Shaw last Saturday, Villa Angela-St. Joseph came back down to earth. The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 74-73 to the University School Preppers. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Loss or not, Villa Angela-St. Joseph got some senior leadership from Jeremiah Martin and Sean Shenker. Martin went 9 of 18 en route to 24 points and five assists, while Shenker posted 21 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was OJ Spikes, who put up eight points and 12 boards.
Vikings
| 01/30/24 @ Bedford | 19 |
| 01/06/24 @ North | 18 |
| 01/09/24 vs Shaw | 17 |
| 01/17/25 vs University School | 15 |
| 01/27/24 vs Lake Catholic | 15 |
Even though they lost, Villa Angela-St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for University School, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph has already played their next contest (against Trinity), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. University School will face off against Strongsville at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. One thing working in Strongsville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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