With a playoff game on the line, the Rocky River Pirates rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 51-42 victory over the Spartans. The victory was all the more spectacular given Rocky River's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while Boardman is ranked 41st).
Ava Patti was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Russell, who scored five points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Rocky River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Boardman, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6.
Rocky River will head out on the road to face off against Brush at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brush will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Rocky River surely won't give up without a fight. Boardman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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