The Medina Battling Bees will square off against the Strongsville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Medina is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Shaker Heights: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Medina blew Shaker Heights out of the water with a 76-23 final score. The Battling Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Strongsville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They secured a 55-50 W over the Polar Bears. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Polar Bears are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Strongsville's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Medina, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Medina came up short against Strongsville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 55-49. Will Medina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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