The Independence Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Monday, Independence was beaten by Trinity 60-23. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Heights came up short against Mogadore on Friday and fell 36-23. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 668th, while the Wildcats are ranked 198th).
Cuyahoga Heights has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Independence didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cuyahoga Heights in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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