The Mogadore Wildcats will challenge the Crestwood Red Devils at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mogadore sitting on three straight victories and Crestwood on eight.
Mogadore is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cuyahoga Heights: they outscored them in every quarter. Mogadore came out on top against Cuyahoga Heights by a score of 36-23 on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Red Wolves are ranked 668th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kasey Bolyard
| 01/24/25 vs Cuyahoga Heights | 12 |
| 12/28/24 @ Alliance | 11 |
| 12/11/24 @ Aquinas | 10 |
| 01/13/25 @ Our Lady of the Elms | 10 |
| 01/15/25 @ John F. Kennedy Catholic | 7 |
Mogadore can attribute much of their success to Amelia Morris, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds, and Kasey Bolyard, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Bolyard a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Tompkins, who posted five points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Crestwood was able to grind out a solid win over Kirtland on Wednesday, taking the game 56-43.
Crestwood has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points per game. As for Mogadore, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Mogadore couldn't quite finish off Crestwood in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 49-46. Will Mogadore have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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