Basketball Recap: North Olmsted Sets Scoring Season-High Against Buckeye

Eagles

Team Score

12/21/24 @ Buckeye	55
12/02/24 @ Brookside	53
12/11/24 @ Valley Forge	51
12/14/24 @ Bay	42
12/04/24 vs Padua Franciscan	39

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Olmsted). They came out on top against the Buckeye Bucks by a score of 55-47 on Saturday. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bucks, too.

North Olmsted's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shelley Gray led the charge by putting up 11 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Gray is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Wengstrom, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 14 points.

North Olmsted's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Buckeye, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Olmsted will venture away from home to challenge North Royalton at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Buckeye and Coventry will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on December 28th.