North Ridgeville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Elyria on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Elyria Pioneers by a score of 81-78. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Elyria's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Crutcher, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 19 points. The matchup was Crutcher's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Blanton, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 19 points.
North Ridgeville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3. As for Elyria, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Ridgeville has already played their next game, a 72-64 defeat against Westlake on the 21st. Elyria has also already played their next contest, a 68-52 loss against Wayne Memorial on the 22nd.
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