After flying high against Barnesville last Thursday, Martins Ferry came back down to earth. The Martins Ferry Purple Riders fell to the Morgantown Mohigans 59-55. While losing is never fun, the Purple Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 82nd in Ohio, while the Mohigans are ranked first in West Virginia).
Martins Ferry's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Morgantown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Martins Ferry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morgantown, they will take on Varsity Opponent at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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