The River Pilots waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Steubenville with a 52-48 win. That's another feather in the cap for River, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Steubenville saw an underclassman step up: Nylah Mcshan scored 22 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Mcshan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailee Beall, who scored eight points along with five assists.
River pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Steubenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Steubenville, they will be playing at home against Beaver at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Beaver will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 611th, while Steubenville is ranked 122nd).
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