The Avon Lake Shoremen will take on the Mayfield Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Avon Lake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Last Friday, Avon Lake lost to North Ridgeville at home by a 81-64 margin. The Shoremen have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Mayfield came up short against Hawken on Saturday and fell 76-65. 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 404th, while the Hawks are ranked 128th).
Avon Lake will have to contain Izzy Austin as he made an impact in Mayfield's last game. He went 8-for-11 on his way to 19 points along with five boards and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Austin now owns an excellent 45.3% shooting accuracy. Aarav Ganore was another key player, going 6-for-9 to rack up 13 points.
Mayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Avon Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
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