Basketball Game Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Granada Hills Charter Highlanders

Cleveland is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Granada Hills Charter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland will be strutting in after a victory while Granada Hills Charter will be coming in after a loss.

Cleveland will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 29-point drubbing they dealt Taft on Wednesday. Cleveland blew past Taft 76-47. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Toreadors are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter lost to Chatsworth at home by a 62-45 margin on Wednesday. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Chancellors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Granada Hills Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Cleveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Cleveland and Granada Hills Charter were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but Cleveland came up empty-handed after a 60-59 loss. Will Cleveland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.