Preview: Rockwood Rockets vs. Meyersdale Red Raiders
The Rockwood Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Rockwood was beaten by Windber 59-30. Rockwood has struggled against Windber recently, as their match on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Meyersdale's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 53-33 walloping at the hands of Everett. While losing is never fun, Meyersdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 419th, while Everett is ranked 207th).
Rockwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Meyersdale, they bumped their record down to 3-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rockwood beat Meyersdale 41-30 in their previous meeting on December 2nd. Will Rockwood repeat their success, or does Meyersdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
