Basketball Game Preview: Strongsville Mustangs vs. Ellet Orangemen

Strongsville is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Ellet is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Strongsville Mustangs will welcome the Ellet Orangemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Tuesday, everything went Strongsville's way against Mentor as Strongsville made off with a 66-44 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Cardinals are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Ellet against Garfield Community Learning Center on Wednesday as the squad secured a 61-30 victory.

Ellet is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Strongsville, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.