Mineral Ridge has gone 6-0 against Lordstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Mineral Ridge Rams will be home for the holidays to greet the Lordstown Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. Mineral Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
Mineral Ridge is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Waterloo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to the Vikings 48-44. The loss was the Rams' first of the season.
| 12/19/24 vs Waterloo | 12 |
| 12/12/24 vs McKinley | 11 |
| 12/11/24 @ Leetonia | 14 |
| 12/09/24 @ Lowellville | 17 |
Mineral Ridge might have lost, but man, Chase Moore was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. Moore is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordon Moore, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Mineral Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lordstown came up short against Maplewood on Friday and fell 48-38. The Red Devils have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mineral Ridge fell to 3-1. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Mineral Ridge against Lordstown in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 76-40 win. In that game, Mineral Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 45-24, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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