Bay lost against Westlake back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bay Rockets took a 72-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Westlake Demons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Collin Melvin
| 02/07/25 @ Westlake | 62% |
| 02/04/25 vs Valley Forge | 40% |
| 01/31/25 @ Rocky River | 36% |
| 01/25/25 @ Perkins | 47% |
| 01/24/25 vs North Olmsted | 46% |
| + 16 more games |
Despite the loss, Bay still got an impressive performance from Collin Melvin, who went 13 of 21 en route to 31 points and eight boards. Thanks to that strong game, Melvin now owns an excellent 45.7% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Cockburn, who went 7 for 14 to rack up 17 points.
Westlake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Turk led the charge by going 11 of 21 on his way to 25 points. Andrew Wallenhorst was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 21 points and four steals.
Bay's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Westlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Bay will challenge Lakewood at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. As for Westlake, they will face off against Elyria at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Westlake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
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