The Cleveland Cavaliers will head out to take on the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has 14 straight wins, Granada Hills Charter has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Cleveland beat El Camino Real 68-56. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Royals are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
02/03/25 @ El Camino Real | 7 |
12/06/24 vs La Salle | 7 |
01/19/24 @ Birmingham | 6 |
02/27/24 vs El Segundo | 6 |
01/06/24 vs Sylmar | 5 |
Cayden Kelly and Roman Finney were among the main playmakers for Cleveland as the former went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points and seven rebounds and the latter went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points and five boards. That's the most boards Kelly has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Ball, who posted four points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter lost to Chatsworth on the road by a 62-44 margin on Friday.
Cleveland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Granada Hills Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Cleveland was able to grind out a solid victory over Granada Hills Charter in their previous meeting back in January, winning 49-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland 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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