The River Rouge Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Loyola Bull Dogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, River Rouge was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Carman-Ainsworth. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Loyola was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Erie-Mason 65-19. The contest marked the Bull Dogs' most dominant win of the season.
Loyola's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for River Rouge, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
River Rouge took their win against Loyola in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 75-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Rouge since the squad 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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