Basketball Game Preview: Rocky River Pirates vs. Normandy Invaders

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	72-24 W
12/08/23 - Away	46-69 L
02/17/23 - Home	51-44 W
02/12/21 - Away	35-31 W
01/26/21 - Home	57-56 W
+ 5 more games

Rocky River is 8-2 against Normandy since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rocky River Pirates will welcome the Normandy Invaders at 7:00 p.m. Rocky River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.

Rocky River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 84-67 win over John F. Kennedy on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Fighting Eagles: they've now won seven in a row.

Rocky River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Swallow led the charge by dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. What's more, Swallow also racked up three steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Jacob Radcliffe was another key player, going 9-for-19 to rack up 23 points and seven boards.

Rocky River was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Normandy had just enough and edged Beachwood out 48-45 on Tuesday.

Rocky River pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Normandy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12.

Everything came up roses for Rocky River against Normandy when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 72-24 win. In that matchup, Rocky River amassed a halftime lead of 50-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.