It was a Battle of the Birds when East Mecklenburg took on Rocky River on Monday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles were beaten by the Rocky River Ravens 69-37. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Ravens are ranked 164th).
Rocky River's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Camille Montgomery, who went 8-for-14 en route to 20 points. Montgomery has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. MaKenzie Michael was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards.
East Mecklenburg's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Rocky River, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
As of now, neither East Mecklenburg nor Rocky River have any future games scheduled.
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