The Struthers Wildcats will head out to square off against the Hubbard Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Struthers is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Struthers managed to keep up with McKinley until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Wildcats took a blow against the Red Dragons, falling 61-34.
Meanwhile, 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.
Struthers will have to keep a close watch on Claire Murphy and Chloe Cicero, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hubbard's prior game. Murphy shot 40% from the field on her way to 16 points, while Cicero posted 14 points and five rebounds. Murphy has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Aniyah McElroy was another key player, putting up two points and ten boards.
Struthers' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hubbard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Things could have been worse for Struthers, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-37 loss to Hubbard in their previous matchup back in January. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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