The Steel City Yellow Jackets look to get back in the win column after falling to DMV last time out 122-115. They will celebrate Northside day in their third game of the season as they look to go back over .500 when they battle their rivals the Baltimore Hawks at 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa.'s only professional basketball team, the Steel City Yellow Jackets, are back in action this Saturday when they battle their rivals the Baltimore Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Steel City is looking to get back in the win column after falling to the DMV Warriors last time out 122-115 and are also trying to get back over the .500 mark sitting at 1-1.
Steel City fell down early in the game against DMV and, although they tried to make a late comeback in the end, it wasnt enough to top the number eight team in the country. The DMV Warriors jumped out to a big lead and took it all the way to half time. However, it was the Steel City Yellow Jackets offense that shined in the second half and they cut the deficit to 14 with one quarter to play. However, the deficit was just too much for Steel City to overcome as they fell 122-115.
With last weeks loss, the Steel City Yellow Jackets dropped out of the Top 25 for this week's ABA Power Rankings, but are still on the Teams to Watch list. Tone Reddic and Gil Cummings each had great showings in the season opener against the West Virginia Warlocks two weeks ago as they both went over 20 points in the contest. Some of the newest Steel City Yellow Jackets also made their marks as Gerald Brooks and Tyrone Brinson each made an impact in the second half of that game.
The thing that Coach Ace and his team will look to be better at against Baltimore is their defensive play. So far this season through the first two games, Steel City has allowed 120.5 PPG this season. Coach Ace always says he wants his team to keep the opposition under 100 and that is a goal they accomplished several times last season. The offense has been rolling in 2017/18 scoring 132 PPG, so if the defense can start coming through more often this could be a very dangerous team.
Things don't get much easier for Steel City this week as the Baltimore Hawks come into the week as the number five ranked team in the country. They are off to a 3-1 start to the season coming off of a 132-117 win over the New Jersey Express last Saturday. Baltimore has had the offense working for them lately as well scoring over 130 points in each of their last two games. On the season, they are scoring 127.7 PPG while allowing just 100.3 PPG.
It will be a special night for the Steel City Yellow Jackets as they will be celebrating Northside Night when doors open at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7:30 p.m. start. Local rapper Asco100K will be performing and the music will be provided by DJ Stevie B. Get your tickets today at www.steelcityyellowjackets.com at 10 dollars for adults and five dollars for kids. The 2017/18 season is underway and its time to come out and Catch the Buzz.
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