Rocky River has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Firelands Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rocky River's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games.
Even though Elyria Catholic scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Rocky River still came out on top. Rocky River secured a 62-56 W over Elyria Catholic.
Rocky River relied on the efforts of Julian Patti, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds, and Jaden Charney, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. It was the first time this season that Patti posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Michael Swallow, who scored five points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Firelands, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-53 loss to Brookside on Friday.
Rocky River has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Firelands, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Rocky River strolled past Firelands in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 by a score of 74-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocky River 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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