After a string of three wins, the Steubenville Big Red's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to River. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Steubenville in their matchups with River: they've now lost three in a row.
Steubenville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tre'von Wiggins, who scored 17 points along with four steals. Wiggins hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Santino Haney, who scored 11 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Steubenville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for River, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Steubenville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Clairsville at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. As for River, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Malvern at 7:00 p.m. Malvern has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 557 points over their last eight matches.
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