The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Euclid Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Shaker Heights needed a bit of extra time to put away Bedford. They secured a 57-51 W over the Bearcats. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Bearcats are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Euclid hadn't done well against Medina recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Euclid managed a 68-63 victory over Medina. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Shaker Heights' record now sits at 4-13. As for Euclid, their record is now 7-11.
Shaker Heights suffered a grim 81-56 defeat to Euclid in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Euclid's Thai Duncan, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine boards. Now that Shaker Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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