There's no place like home for Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They snuck past the Mineral Ridge Rams with a 44-39 victory on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Rams are ranked 117th).
Mineral Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Chase Moore, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Moore is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Derrick Hester, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
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| 12/16/25 - Home | 44-39 W |
| 02/07/25 - Home | 70-50 W |
| 01/06/25 - Away | 59-51 W |
| 02/26/19 - Neutral | 71-77 L |
| 12/07/18 - Neutral | 55-63 L |
| 12/30/16 - Neutral | 58-40 W |
Memorial's record is now 2-3. As for Mineral Ridge, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Memorial is set to face off against their familiar foe McDonald at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge will square off against rival Western Reserve at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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