Basketball Game Preview: North Olmsted Eagles vs. Bay Rockets

The North Olmsted Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Bay Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

North Olmsted is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Columbia on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Olmsted came up short against Columbia, falling 63-41. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Buckeye on Wednesday, taking the game 69-61.

North Olmsted's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.

North Olmsted and Bay were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but North Olmsted came up empty-handed after a 58-57 loss. Can North Olmsted avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.