Steel Valley is 0-3 against Clairton since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Steel Valley Ironmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clairton Bears at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Steel Valley has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Clairton will arrive with four straight victories.
Steel Valley suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2023 on Monday. They had to suffer through a rough 84-20 loss at the hands of Greensburg Central Catholic. Steel Valley has struggled against Greensburg Central Catholic recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Clairton stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They really took it to Ellis for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-11 win at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
It was another big night for Iyanna Wade, who scored 42 points. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Clairton's points.
Steel Valley's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-12. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.2 points per game. As for Clairton, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Steel Valley took a serious blow against Clairton in their previous matchup on January 3rd, falling 78-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wade, who scored 50 points. Now that Steel Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
