Basketball Recap: Martins Ferry Continues Home Dominance on Friday

On Friday, the Martins Ferry Purple Riders didn't have too much trouble with the Liberty Union Lions as they won 63-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Purple Riders.

Purple Riders

Previous 3 Games (Home)

12/27/24 vs Liberty Union	63-47
12/07/24 vs River	65-39
11/25/24 vs Steubenville	47-40

Martins Ferry's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4. As for Liberty Union, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Martins Ferry won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against St. Clairsville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Martins Ferry is facing St. Clairsville at the right time seeing as St. Clairsville is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Liberty Union, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Marietta at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Marietta knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Liberty Union likes a good challenge.