Basketball Recap: Martins Ferry Skates Past St. Clairsville with Ease

Purple Riders

Team Score

12/28/24 vs St. Clairsville	75
11/22/24 @ East Liverpool	68
12/03/24 @ Wheeling Central Catholic	67
12/07/24 vs River	65
12/27/24 vs Liberty Union	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martins Ferry). They breezed by the St. Clairsville Red Devils to the tune of 75-25 on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Purple Riders as they're now sitting on three straight.

Martins Ferry pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for St. Clairsville, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Coincidentally, Martins Ferry and St. Clairsville will both be playing Cambridge the next time they take the court. Martins Ferry will head out to face Cambridge at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, while St. Clairsville will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.