The Hughes BIG RED will face off against the Stivers School for the Arts Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hughes knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Stivers School for the Arts likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Hughes earned a 59-51 victory over Meadowdale. Given the BIG RED's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Lions are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 vs Meadowdale | 17 |
| 01/17/25 @ Withrow | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Aiken | 15 |
| 01/11/25 @ Western Hills | 21 |
| 01/03/25 vs Gamble Montessori | 19 |
Hughes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but LeShawn Hill led the charge by going 7 of 12 en route to 17 points and three steals. The matchup was Hill's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Elijah Englemen was another key player, going 7 for 16 on his way to 15 points.
Hughes smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Stivers School for the Arts lost 70-47 to Dunbar on Thursday.
Hughes is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Stivers School for the Arts, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
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