A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Shaw Cardinals challenge the Bedford Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday... Shaw comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Shaw managed to keep up with Maple Heights until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Shaw lost 75-50 to Maple Heights. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 661st, while the Mustangs are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, Bedford came up short against Garfield Heights on Tuesday and fell 63-53. The Bearcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Shaw will have to contain Kevin Woodgett III as he made an impact in Bedford's last game. He went 7 of 10 en route to 26 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Woodgett III a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Terrell Pollard, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Shaw's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Bedford, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Shaw suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Bedford in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shaw was down 43-19.
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