East Mecklenburg is on a four-game streak of home losses, Rocky River a 12-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will take on the Rocky River Ravens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
East Mecklenburg suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Friday. Their tough 65-41 defeat to Providence might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, East Mecklenburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while Providence is ranked 161st).
Meanwhile, Rocky River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 50-45 to Garinger. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rocky River in their matchups with Garinger: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the defeat, Rocky River got a solid performance out of Camille Montgomery, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Montgomery has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tristin Jarrett, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Rocky River, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
East Mecklenburg came up short against Rocky River when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 30-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jarrett, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that East Mecklenburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
