Rocky River came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Buckeye Bucks to the tune of 57-24. The contest marked the Pirates' most dominant victory of the season so far.
12/11/24 vs Buckeye | 24 |
12/04/24 @ Normandy | 15 |
12/09/24 @ Revere | 10 |
12/07/24 vs Valley Forge | 7 |
11/30/24 vs Medina | 5 |
Rocky River found their leader in sophomore Olivia Dewey, who went 8 of 15 en route to 24 points along with six assists and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dewey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Lang, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Loss or not, Buckeye got some senior leadership from Ruby Hudak and Kwynn Czerwony. Hudak posted six points and seven rebounds, while Czerwony had seven points and five rebounds.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for Buckeye, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rocky River will square off against Westlake at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Buckeye, they will face off against Lakewood at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Buckeye is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
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