After flying high against Normandy last Tuesday, North Olmsted came back down to earth. The North Olmsted Eagles took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rocky River Pirates on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Pirates are ranked 219th).
Rocky River's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Swallow, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Swallow a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Radcliffe, who went 7 for 16 en route to 20 points and five boards.
North Olmsted has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points over those games. As for Rocky River, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7.
Looking ahead, North Olmsted will venture away from home to face off against Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. As for Rocky River, they will host John F. Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
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