The Steubenville Big Red will head out to challenge the Dover Crimson Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Steubenville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Steubenville will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Wheeling Park, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Steubenville put the hurt on Wheeling Park with a sharp 63-37 victory on Wednesday. The Big Red have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Dover came up short against Lexington on Saturday and fell 52-40. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Minutemen are ranked 73rd).
Steubenville pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for Dover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Steubenville came up short against Dover when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 51-41. Can Steubenville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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