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| 12/28/24 - Home | 75-25 W |
| 12/21/23 - Home | 61-19 W |
| 11/30/23 - Away | 54-25 W |
| 01/04/23 - Home | 50-43 W |
| 12/01/22 - Neutral | 54-52 W |
| + 5 more games |
Martins Ferry is 8-2 against St. Clairsville since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Martins Ferry Purple Riders just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the St. Clairsville Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Martins Ferry is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Marietta just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 57-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Purple Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Tigers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, St. Clairsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 38-33 heartbreaker at the hands of Claymont. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly five points.
Martins Ferry's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for St. Clairsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything came up roses for Martins Ferry against St. Clairsville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 75-25 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martins Ferry since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
