The Revere Minutemen will square off against the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Revere will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Revere is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 62-48 fall against Tallmadge on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Rocky River and Valley Forge met for a duel on Saturday where Rocky River prevailed. Rocky River breezed by Valley Forge to the tune of 55-23. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Pirates this season.
Rocky River's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nora Bruder, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and two steals, and Claudia Roche, who went 6 for 12 en route to 13 points plus six steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Roche a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Lang, who had eight points plus three blocks.
Rocky River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Revere, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Revere, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-31 loss to Rocky River when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Revere, Ava Patti (who went 9 for 14 en route to 19 points plus seven steals and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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