The Memorial Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Columbiana Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.
Memorial saw some tournament action on Friday. They blew past Southern, posting an 81-49 victory. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Josue Rodriguez
| 02/21/25 vs Southern | 34 |
| 02/14/25 @ McKinley | 28 |
| 02/11/25 vs McDonald | 14 |
| 02/07/25 vs Mineral Ridge | 30 |
| 02/04/25 @ Jackson-Milton | 22 |
| + 11 more games |
Josue Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 34 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Teyon Harris Jr., who dropped a double-double with ten points and 13 boards.
Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Columbiana suffered their closest loss since December 8, 2023 last Friday. They fell just short of Mathews by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (65), the Clippers still had to take the loss.
Memorial will have to keep a close watch on Cooper Brown and Seth Struharik, a pair of players who had a big impact on Columbiana's prior game. Brown went 9-for-18 en route to 24 points along with three steals and three blocks, while Struharik went 7-for-14 to rack up 21 points and five rebounds. Struharik's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Luca Cagliuso was another key player, putting up nine points.
Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.6 points over those games. Columbiana's defeat dropped their record down to 19-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Memorial has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Columbiana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
