Basketball Recap: Brunswick Picks Up 13th Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 2:35pm

Basketball Recap: Brunswick Blue Devils vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

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Brunswick waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Shaker Heights Red Raiders with a sharp 81-61 win. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/16/25 vs Shaker Heights81-61
01/10/25 vs Mentor85-65
01/07/25 vs Cleveland Heights61-58
12/27/24 vs North Ridgeville73-54
12/17/24 vs Buckeye71-50
+ 8 more games

Brunswick pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points per game. As for Shaker Heights, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Brunswick will challenge Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Brunswick likes a good challenge. Shaker Heights has already played their next game (against Medina), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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