Preview: Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves vs. Trinity Trojans
Cuyahoga Heights is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Trinity is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves will take on the Trinity Trojans at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Cuyahoga Heights beat Independence 34-27. Given Cuyahoga Heights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Independence is ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Trinity put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 68-17 win over Beachwood.
Trinity got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was De'oshania Bennett out in front who scored 19 points along with eight steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bennett has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaila Wiggins, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and seven steals.
Cuyahoga Heights has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Trinity, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Cuyahoga Heights was able to grind out a solid victory over Trinity in their previous meeting back in January, winning 44-32. Will Cuyahoga Heights repeat their success, or does Trinity have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
