The Elyria Catholic Panthers were the 66-53 winner over the Rocky River Pirates when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Elyria Catholic took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rocky River. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Rocky River was led to victory by Julian Patti and Jaden Charney. Patti scored 12 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds, while Charney scored 20 points along with six rebounds. It was the first time this season that Patti posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Swallow, who scored five points along with three steals.
Elyria Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Rocky River, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elyria Catholic will face off against Norton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Norton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 matchups -- so hopefully Elyria Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Rocky River, they will head out on the road to challenge Firelands at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rocky River's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games.
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