The Lutheran East Falcons will take on the Richmond Heights Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lutheran East comes in on 12 and Richmond Heights on eight.
Lutheran East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 64-56 victory over Norwayne. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Bobcats are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richmond Heights strolled past Canton Central Catholic with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 77-59.
Richmond Heights pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.1 points over those games. As for Lutheran East, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
Lutheran East beat Richmond Heights 51-43 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Does Lutheran East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richmond Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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