Strongsville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Euclid is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Strongsville Mustangs will host the Euclid Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Strongsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Brunswick, who was ranked seventh at the time (Strongsville was ranked 22nd). Strongsville walked away with a 57-46 win over Brunswick on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Euclid duked it out with Cleveland Heights on Friday. Euclid fell 68-57 to Cleveland Heights. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Euclid's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Strongsville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Strongsville took their win against Euclid in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 76-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Euclid's Thai Duncan, who almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Strongsville still be able to contain Duncan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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