Basketball Game Preview: Medina Battling Bees vs. Shaker Heights Red Raiders

For the first time this season, Medina will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Medina is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. The matchup between the Battling Bees and Garfield Heights didn't end well, with the Battling Bees falling 76-58. The Battling Bees haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Shaker Heights was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 60-59 to Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

Medina couldn't quite finish off Shaker Heights in their previous matchup back in January and fell 56-54. Can the Battling Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.