Basketball Game Preview: Shaker Heights Red Raiders vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions

The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will challenge the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Shaker Heights is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strongsville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Mustangs 67-34. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Mustangs are ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin lost to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at home by a 51-33 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Royals: they've now lost five in a row.

Shaker Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.