The Norwayne Bobcats and the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Norwayne Bobcats had to settle for second. They fell to the Red Wolves 45-39. While losing is never fun, Norwayne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Cuyahoga Heights is ranked 139th).
Despite the loss, Norwayne saw an underclassman step up: Ava Maibach scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Maibach has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendra Berger, who scored 11 points.
Norwayne's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Cuyahoga Heights, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Norwayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cuyahoga Heights, they will head out on the road to take on Warrensville Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Warrensville Heights has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 767 points over their last 11 matchups.
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