The Steel Valley Ironmen's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their 11th straight loss. They were dealt a 82-32 loss at the hands of Clairton. Steel Valley has not had much luck with Clairton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Iyanna Wade was her usual excellent self, scoring 65 points for Clairton. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Wade has scored at least a third of Clairton's points. J Childs was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Steel Valley's defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Clairton, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Steel Valley will head out on the road to square off against Winchester Thurston at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Winchester Thurston is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Clairton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Springdale at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Springdale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 580th, while Clairton is ranked 203rd).
