The St. Clairsville Red Devils have not done well against the Steubenville Big Red recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. St. Clairsville blew past Steubenville 79-59. Given St. Clairsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Steubenville is ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Steubenville saw an underclassman step up: Santino Haney scored 29 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Keith Lewis, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
St. Clairsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Steubenville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
St. Clairsville will square off against Indian Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Clairsville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matches -- so hopefully Indian Valley likes a good challenge. Steubenville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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