The Rocky River Pirates will be playing at home against the Westlake Demons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rocky River has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Rocky River put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They breezed by Buckeye on the road to the tune of 61-26. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-16.
Rocky River found their leader in underclassman Olivia Dewey, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dewey has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ava Patti, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Westlake pushed their score all the way to 57 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Avon.
Rocky River's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Westlake, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-6.
Rocky River didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Westlake in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. Will Rocky River repeat their success, or does Westlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
