The Ellet Orangemen will head out on the road to face off against the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ellet is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 80-22 victory over Lakeside. The Orangemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rocky River waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Longhorns by a score of 46-37. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Longhorns are ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocky River's win came from a few key players Ellet will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nora Bruder, who posted 13 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Dewey, who put up ten points along with seven assists and five boards.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ellet, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
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