The North Ridgeville Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Avon Lake Shoremen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, North Ridgeville was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 80-79 to Holy Name. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (76), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The game between them and Buckeye didn't end well, with Avon Lake falling 70-56. 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 583rd, while the Bucks are ranked 279th).
This is the second loss in a row for North Ridgeville and nudges their season record down to 6-14. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points over those games. As for Avon Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
North Ridgeville took their win against Avon Lake when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 77-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Ridgeville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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