The South Range Raiders will square off against the Norwayne Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Range is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Crestwood with a sharp 68-43 win. Winning may never get old, but the Raiders sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Norwayne won against Beachwood on Saturday with 80 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Norwayne blew past Pymatuning Valley 80-39. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-18.
Norwayne's win came from a few key players South Range will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Parker Metsker, who went 6-for-9 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and five steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden West, who posted 19 points.
Norwayne is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. South Range's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
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