The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will challenge the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Shaker Heights was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-48 to Strongsville. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Mustangs are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Rocky River waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 60-47 win over the Invaders.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Shaker Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Shaker Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rocky River in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-55 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shaker Heights 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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