The Elyria Catholic Panthers won the last time they faced the Rocky River Pirates, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Elyria Catholic strolled past Rocky River with points to spare, taking the game 57-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Elyria Catholic.
Elyria Catholic had a senior duo take command as Isabelle Niederst dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds and Nevaeh Sawyer scored 15 points. The matchup was Niederst's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mya Rivera, who scored three points.
Elyria Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Rocky River, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elyria Catholic will take on North Olmsted at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Olmsted will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Rocky River, they will head out on the road to face off against Westlake at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Westlake presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Rocky River in Ohio (Westlake is ranked 129th, while Rocky River is ranked 293rd).
