If the Martins Ferry Purple Riders were riding high off their 57-36 takedown of the Buckeye Trail Warriors last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The match between Martins Ferry and Steubenville wasn't particularly close, with Martins Ferry falling 67-50. Martins Ferry has struggled against Steubenville recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Santino Haney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Steubenville, scoring 23 points along with five assists and five steals. Haney has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre'von Wiggins, who scored 18 points along with five assists and three steals.
Martins Ferry's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6. As for Steubenville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Martins Ferry will take on Shadyside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Martins Ferry is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Ohio (they are ranked 182nd, while Shadyside is ranked 453rd). As for Steubenville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cambridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Steubenville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
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