
Josue Rodriguez
02/07/25 vs Mineral Ridge | 30 |
02/04/25 @ Jackson-Milton | 22 |
01/31/25 vs Lowellville | 21 |
01/28/25 vs Western Reserve | 13 |
01/22/25 vs McKinley | 22 |
+ 15 more games |
Memorial had won four straight home games and Josue Rodriguez did his part to make it five on Friday. The Memorial Red Devils blew past the Mineral Ridge Rams 70-50 thanks in part to Rodriguez, who went 12-for-25 to rack up 30 points along with five rebounds and four steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of Teyon Harris Jr., who went 6-for-9 en route to 15 points and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Mineral Ridge lost, don't look at Chase Moore. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 16 points and 18 boards. Those 18 rebounds gave Moore a new career-high. Jordan Moore was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 11 points.
Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.1% in those games and 28.8% outside of them. As for Mineral Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Coincidentally, Memorial and Mineral Ridge will both be playing McDonald the next time they take the court. Mineral Ridge will head out to face McDonald at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Memorial will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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