Blue Devils
| 01/09/25 vs Mineral Ridge | 55-44 |
| 01/06/25 @ McKinley | 63-22 |
| 12/30/24 @ Badger | 67-44 |
| 12/23/24 @ Lowellville | 60-54 |
Western Reserve entered their tilt with Mineral Ridge on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 55-44 win over the Mineral Ridge Rams. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Devils also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Mineral Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Basista, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points. The dominant performance gave Basista a new career-high in points. Chase Moore was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Western Reserve is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Mineral Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Western Reserve will head out to square off against Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mineral Ridge, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Grand Valley at 7:00 p.m.
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