Avon Lake and North Ridgeville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Avon Lake Shoremen will head out to square off against the North Ridgeville Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Avon Lake is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They were dealt an 84-56 loss at the hands of Olmsted Falls. While losing is never fun, the Shoremen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 231st).
Meanwhile, North Ridgeville scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 88-81 hit to the loss column at the hands of Berea-Midpark. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
North Ridgeville's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Avon Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Avon Lake was taken down by North Ridgeville 68-38 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Avon Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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