On Sunday, the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Lutheran West Longhorns an easy 84-60 victory. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Sean Shenker
| 12/22/24 vs Lutheran West | 22 |
| 01/09/24 vs Shaw | 22 |
| 01/20/24 @ Rhodes | 20 |
| 12/06/24 @ Mayfield | 1 |
| 12/15/23 vs Harding | 19 |
When it comes to explaining why Villa Angela-St. Joseph lost, don't look at Sean Shenker. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 13 en route to 22 points. That's the most points Shenker has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Jaevon Hairston, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Villa Angela-St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Lutheran West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph and Walnut Ridge will round out the year against one another at at 1:15 p.m. on Friday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Walnut Ridge likes a good challenge. As for Lutheran West, they will venture away from home to face off against Westerville South on Saturday. One thing working in Lutheran West's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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