Basketball Game Preview: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees vs. North Royalton Bears

Brecksville-Broadview Heights has gone 9-1 against North Royalton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees will head out to face off against the North Royalton Bears at 1:00 p.m. Brecksville-Broadview Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Nordonia by a score of 60-51. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Knights are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jessie Zenir continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 boards. She has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ashley Perdion, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, North Royalton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 46-24 to Wadsworth.

North Royalton's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Brecksville-Broadview Heights, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.

Everything came up roses for Brecksville-Broadview Heights against North Royalton when the teams last played on January 4th, as the squad secured a 56-8 win. In that match, Brecksville-Broadview Heights amassed a halftime lead of 36-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.