Rocky River won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They took a blow against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars, falling 102-65. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Cougars are ranked 39th).
When it comes to explaining why Rocky River lost, don't look at Jayden Ross. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. That was a full 33.8% of Rocky River's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of BRIAN Carr, who earned ten points.
Charlotte Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Bergren, who went 6 of 7 en route to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Bergren a new career-high. King Rhodes was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points and five boards.
Rocky River dropped their record down to 8-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Charlotte Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season.
Rocky River will challenge Butler at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Butler has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 186 points over their last three matches. As for Charlotte Catholic, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Charlotte Catholic Cougars challenge the Garinger Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.7 points per game this season.
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