Catholic Central is 0-10 against Steubenville since February of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Catholic Central Crusaders will host the Steubenville Big Red at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Catholic Central comes in on three and Steubenville on seven.
Last Saturday, Catholic Central strolled past Oak Glen with points to spare, taking the game 55-41. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 182nd in Ohio, while the Golden Bears are ranked 553rd in West Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Steubenville). Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 83-27 stomp they got against Struthers. The Big Red have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 29 points or more this season.
Steubenville's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Catholic Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Catholic Central came up short against Steubenville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 50-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steubenville's Santino Haney, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 28 points. Now that Catholic Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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