Basketball Recap: Cleveland Heights Piles Up the Points Against Strongsville

There's no place like home for Cleveland Heights, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Sunday. They blew past the Strongsville Mustangs, posting a 77-47 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Mustangs are ranked 18th).

Cleveland Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayquan Stubbs led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Stubbs' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Iyan Bremer, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 12 points.

Cleveland Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Strongsville, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cleveland Heights will venture away from home to take on Medina at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season. As for Strongsville, they will head out on the road to square off against Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brunswick knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Strongsville likes a good challenge.