Euclid was the 60-58 winner over Villa Angela-St. Joseph when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Euclid Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 72-71 to the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Vikings are ranked 128th).
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jullian Council, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Martin, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Euclid's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Euclid has already played their next contest, a 72-37 defeat against Brush on the 21st. Villa Angela-St. Joseph will take on Lutheran West in a holiday battle at at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74 points per game this season.
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