After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Vincent-St. Mary, the Rocky River Pirates were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Ridgeville and snuck past 45-42. The win was all the more spectacular given Rocky River's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while North Ridgeville is ranked 38th).
It was another big night for Ava Patti, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Dewey, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Rocky River has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for North Ridgeville, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5.
Rocky River will head out on the road to take on Boardman at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boardman will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Rocky River surely won't give up without a fight. North Ridgeville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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