The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Marshall Barristers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Cleveland turned things around against Bishop Conaty-Loretto on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 66-11. With the Cavaliers ahead 45-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
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Cleveland relied on the efforts of Emi Tsuneishi, who went 6 for 10from beyond the arc on her way to 21 points, and Sophie Ward, who posted 11 points. The dominant performance also gave Ward a new career-high in assists (four). Baylee Miles was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshall). They walked away with a 42-32 victory over Marquez on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The victory got Marshall back to even at 3-3. As for Cleveland, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Cleveland couldn't quite finish off Marshall in their previous meeting back in January of 2016 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for Cleveland, Kahira Embry (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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