Basketball Recap: Martins Ferry Skates Past Buckeye Local with Ease

Purple Riders

Previous 4 Games

01/29/25 vs Buckeye Local	66-20
01/23/25 @ St. Clairsville	72-61
01/21/25 vs Buckeye Trail	40-37
01/17/25 @ Cambridge	57-50

Martins Ferry came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Buckeye Local Panthers to the tune of 66-20. Given the Purple Riders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Panthers are ranked 805th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Martins Ferry's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Buckeye Local, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15.

Martins Ferry will be playing at home against Bellaire at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Bellaire's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. Buckeye Local has already played their next contest (against Beaver Local), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.