The Clairton Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Serra Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Clairton had just enough and edged Riverview out 48-45.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Serra Catholic challenged Environmental Charter on Tuesday. Everything went Serra Catholic's way against Environmental Charter as Serra Catholic made off with a 74-48 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.
Clairton better focus on containing Owen Dumbroski and Brayden Graham as the pair were huge in Serra Catholic's win. Dumbroski went 9 of 17 on his way to 22 points along with five assists and five steals, while Graham went 9 for 12 en route to 18 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Johnson, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and six steals.
Serra Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Serra Catholic pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.8 points. As for Clairton, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Clairton came up short against Serra Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 72-61. Can Clairton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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