The North Ridgeville Rangers will venture away from home to take on the Elyria Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Ridgeville is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, North Ridgeville came up short against Nordonia and fell 48-40. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Knights are ranked 222nd).
Meanwhile, Elyria unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 55-42 to Olmsted Falls. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
North Ridgeville will have to contain Jayden Crutcher as he made an impact in Elyria's last game. He posted 15 points. The matchup was Crutcher's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendyll Compton, who had 11 points and six rebounds.
Elyria's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 12-4. As for North Ridgeville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
North Ridgeville couldn't quite finish off Elyria in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 81-78. Can North Ridgeville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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