The Cleveland Heights Tigers will face off against the Farrell Steelers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cleveland Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 games -- so hopefully Farrell likes a good challenge.
Cleveland Heights took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They snuck past Euclid with a 56-51 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Panthers are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Iyan Bremer, who went 8 of 19 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Butler, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Farrell came up short against Grove City on Tuesday and fell 51-44.
Cleveland Heights' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Farrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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