The Strongsville Mustangs will take on the Glenville Tarblooders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Strongsville took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Mentor 76-53. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Glenville came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Rams 63-48. Given the Tarblooders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Rams are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glenville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Strongsville, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 14-3.
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