Basketball Game Preview: Orrville Red Riders vs. Mogadore Wildcats

The Orrville Red Riders and the Mogadore Wildcats will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orrville will be strutting in after a win while Mogadore will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Orrville turned things around against Manchester on Wednesday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 46-29.

Meanwhile, Mogadore unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 59-49 to Rootstown. The Wildcats were down 54-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Mogadore's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Orrville, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-4.