The Rocky River Pirates will square off against the Lutheran West Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rocky River is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Saturday, Rocky River didn't have too much trouble with North Olmsted as they won 48-29. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Eagles are ranked 531st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rocky River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nora Bruder, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Dewey, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 11 points and five steals.
Rocky River was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Olmsted only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, Lutheran West was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 44-43 to Fairview.
Rocky River's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points over those games. As for Lutheran West, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything came up roses for Rocky River against Lutheran West in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 58-18 victory. In that match, Rocky River amassed a halftime lead of 36-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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