The Western Reserve Academy Pioneers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Hudson Explorers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Western Reserve Academy will head out to face Hudson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Western Reserve Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Strongsville. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Mustangs are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Hudson entered their tilt with Roosevelt on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Rough Riders as they made off with a 57-32 victory. The Explorers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Hudson pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points over those games. As for Western Reserve Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
Western Reserve Academy strolled past Hudson when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 54-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Reserve Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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