Basketball Game Preview: Mogadore Wildcats vs. Black River Pirates

The Mogadore Wildcats will take on the Black River Pirates in a tournament on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Mogadore and nine for Black River.

Last Saturday, Mogadore came up short against Ellet and fell 60-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Orangemen are ranked 286th).

Meanwhile, Black River's game on Friday was all tied up 37-37 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a blow against Brookside, falling 101-64. The Pirates were down 78-51 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Black River's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Mogadore, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.