Farrell fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Cleveland Heights on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Cleveland Heights Tigers 68-63. While losing is never fun, the Steelers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 367th in Pennsylvania, while the Tigers are ranked 59th in Ohio).
Several Steelers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julius Phillips Jr, who went 7 of 8 en route to 18 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Juelz Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten boards and 16 assists.
Steelers
| 01/13/24 vs Union Area | 23 |
| 01/16/25 vs Cleveland Heights | 21 |
| 02/06/24 @ Commodore Perry | 20 |
| 01/19/24 vs Commodore Perry | 19 |
| 02/02/24 vs Jamestown | 18 |
Even though they lost, Farrell was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Cleveland Heights was led to victory by Iyan Bremer and Jamell Stephens. Bremer went 8 for 16 on his way to 23 points and three steals, while Stephens went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayquan Stubbs, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Farrell has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Cleveland Heights, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-6.
Farrell has already played their next game, a 67-51 defeat against Hickory on the 17th. As for Cleveland Heights, they are taking a road trip to take on Shaker Heights at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Cleveland Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Shaker Heights likes a good challenge.
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