The Stivers School for the Arts Tigers will take on the Hughes BIG RED at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Stivers School for the Arts came up short against Dunbar on Thursday, falling 70-47.
Meanwhile, Hughes earned a 59-51 victory over Meadowdale on Saturday. Given the BIG RED's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Lions are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hughes' win came from a few key players Stivers School for the Arts will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was LeShawn Hill, who went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points and three steals. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Englemen, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 15 points.
Hughes smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.
Hughes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Stivers School for the Arts, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
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