Preview: Cleveland Heights Tigers vs. Riverside Beavers
The Cleveland Heights Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Riverside Beavers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cleveland Heights is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Cleveland Heights' 17-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brunswick on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Cleveland Heights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 428th, while Brunswick is ranked 153rd).
Cleveland Heights' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Skylar McCall, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Paige Swoope who scored 14 points along with three steals. That's the first time this season that McCall pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Robbie Caldwell, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverside also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Mentor by a score of 63-50.
Cleveland Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Riverside, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
