Rocky River won the last time they faced Lakewood and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Rocky River Pirates walked away with a 45-33 victory over the Lakewood Rangers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Rangers are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/08/25 @ Lakewood | 4 |
| 01/04/25 @ North Olmsted | 2 |
| 12/27/24 @ Chaminade Julienne Catholic | 1 |
| 12/20/24 @ Bay | 3 |
| 12/16/24 vs John Hay | 0 |
Rocky River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elizabeth Lang led the charge by putting up 12 points along with eight boards and four steals. With that strong performance, Lang is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Claudia Roche, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Rocky River and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Lakewood, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Rocky River will be playing in front of their home fans against Normandy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lakewood, they will head out on the road to face off against Bay at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lakewood is facing Bay at the right time seeing as Bay is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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