The Black River Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Brookside Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Black River's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 45-23 walloping at the hands of Firelands.
Brookside won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Wellington on the road and fell 52-20. While losing is never fun, Brookside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 694th, while the Dukes are ranked 319th).
Black River's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Brookside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Black River against the Cardinals in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 60-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Black River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
