North Ridgeville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-64 heartbreaker at the hands of the Elyria Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Pioneers are ranked 99th).
Kendyll Compton was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 17 en route to 25 points along with eight boards and three blocks for Elyria. Those three blocks gave Compton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Crutcher, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 22 points.
North Ridgeville's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Elyria, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
North Ridgeville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 87-82 win against Brookside on the 1st. Elyria has also already played their next contest (against Avon Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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