The Padua Franciscan Bruins lost against the North Ridgeville Rangers back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Padua Franciscan was the victim of a tough 73-53 loss at the hands of North Ridgeville. Padua Franciscan was down 59-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Padua Franciscan's loss came despite strong showings from Riley Cervenka and JT Giannakopoulos. Cervenka scored 12 points along with two steals, while Giannakopoulos scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Gianni Cario was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Padua Franciscan dropped their record down to 12-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Ridgeville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Padua Franciscan will face off against St. Edward at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Padua Franciscan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 347th, while St. Edward is ranked 26th). As for North Ridgeville, they will head out on the road to square off against Steele at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Ridgeville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 353 points over their last five matches.
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