Rocky River won the last time they faced North Olmsted and things went their way on Friday too. The Rocky River Pirates walked away with a 61-54 win over the North Olmsted Eagles. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Eagles are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Michael Swallow
02/07/25 @ North Olmsted | 21 |
01/17/25 vs Buckeye | 18 |
12/10/24 @ Valley Forge | 16 |
12/13/24 vs Westlake | 15 |
01/24/25 @ Westlake | 14 |
Rocky River got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Swallow out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Those 21 points gave Swallow a new career-high. Jacob Radcliffe was another key player, going 7 of 16 en route to 20 points and five boards.
Rocky River has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for North Olmsted, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Looking ahead, Rocky River will host John F. Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season. As for North Olmsted, they will venture away from home to square off against Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th.
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