St. Ignatius won the last time they faced St. Vincent-St. Mary and things went their way on Tuesday too. The St. Ignatius Wildcats managed a 78-73 victory over the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Ignatius' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Quinn Woidke led the charge by going 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points along with five assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Thomas, who posted 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Wildcats
| 12/31/24 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary | 78-73 |
| 12/21/24 vs Garfield Community Learning Center | 83-68 |
| 12/07/24 vs Westerville North | 85-72 |
| 03/02/24 vs Cuyahoga Falls | 89-50 |
| 02/20/24 vs Brush | 81-69 |
| + 8 more games |
St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.2 points per game. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
St. Ignatius wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 90-67 victory against St. Edward on the 3rd. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-54 win against Brunswick on the 5th.
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