The Hubbard Eagles will take on the Struthers Wildcats in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hubbard and five for Struthers.
Hubbard fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against South Range on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to the Raiders.
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Hubbard's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Claire Murphy, who went 6-for-15 en route to 16 points, and Chloe Cicero, who posted 14 points and five boards. Murphy is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games she's played. Aniyah McElroy was another key player, putting up two points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Struthers managed to keep up with McKinley until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Wildcats were dealt a 61-34 defeat at the hands of the Red Dragons.
Struthers' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hubbard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Hubbard strolled past Struthers when the teams last played back in January by a score of 55-37. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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