The Elmwood Royals will square off against the Riverdale Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Elmwood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Otsego on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elmwood took a blow against Otsego, falling 76-44. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 654th, while the Knights are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverdale, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 58-51 victory over Wynford on Saturday.
Riverdale's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Elmwood didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Riverdale when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 46-40 victory. Will Elmwood repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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