Garinger hasn't had much luck against Rocky River recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Garinger Wildcats will welcome the Rocky River Ravens at 7:30 p.m.
Garinger is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Providence 70-32.
Despite the defeat, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler went 9-for-17 on his way to 23 points. That was a full 71.9% of Garinger's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamar Spence, who earned five points.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Rocky River duked it out with West Mecklenburg on Wednesday. Rocky River claimed a resounding 73-45 win over West Mecklenburg. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Hawks are ranked 519th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garinger better focus on containing Jayden Ross and Jordan Walton as the pair were huge in Rocky River's win. Ross had 20 points, while Walton put up 20 points. The contest was Ross' third in a row with at least 19 points.
Garinger's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Rocky River, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-13.
Garinger was taken down by Rocky River 86-58 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ross, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and 11 boards. Now that Garinger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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