Benedictine and Villa Angela-St. Joseph are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Benedictine Bengals will welcome the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Two weeks ago, Benedictine lost to Hawken on the road by a 71-53 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Hawks are ranked 142nd).
| 12/23/24 @ Hawken | 15 |
| 12/21/24 vs Cornerstone Christian | 19 |
| 12/17/24 vs Lake Catholic | 31 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Noah Whisler, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathon Spikes, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph came up short against Lutheran East on Friday and fell 76-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (68), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Benedictine's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Benedictine ended up a good deal behind Villa Angela-St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 79-63. Will Benedictine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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