The Avon Lake Shoremen will face off against the North Ridgeville Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully North Ridgeville likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Avon Lake ended up a good deal behind Buckeye and lost 70-56. While losing is never fun, the Shoremen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 583rd, while the Bucks are ranked 279th).
Meanwhile, North Ridgeville was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 80-79 to Holy Name. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (76), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for North Ridgeville and nudges their season record down to 6-14. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points over those games. As for Avon Lake, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 15 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season.
Avon Lake might still be hurting after the 77-51 loss they got from North Ridgeville in their previous meeting back in January. Will Avon Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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