The Lutheran West Longhorns will head out to take on the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Lutheran West was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Fairview.
Meanwhile, Rocky River entered their tilt with North Olmsted on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Eagles 48-29. The Pirates pushed the score to 43-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Rocky River's win came from a few key players Lutheran West will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nora Bruder, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Dewey, who went 5 for 8 to rack up 11 points and five steals.
Rocky River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points over those games. As for Lutheran West, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Lutheran West was dealt a bruising 58-18 loss at the hands of Rocky River in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lutheran West was down 36-8.
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