Cuyahoga Falls is 2-8 against Wadsworth since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 2:45 p.m. Cuyahoga Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
Cuyahoga Falls took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They took down East 74-58. The victory was some much needed relief for the Black Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hayden Johnson had an outrageously good game as he went 11 of 20 on his way to 28 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Payne, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Wadsworth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 66-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Royalton. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while the Bears are ranked 146th).
Wadsworth's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Cuyahoga Falls couldn't quite finish off Wadsworth when the teams last played back in January of 2021 and fell 48-46. Can Cuyahoga Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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