A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Warrensville Heights Tigers face off against the Bedford Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Warrensville Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Bedford likes a good challenge.
Warrensville Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Cornerstone Christian with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 94-78. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Patriots are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bedford was able to grind out a solid victory over Glenville on Saturday, taking the game 68-56.
Warrensville Heights better keep an eye on Terrell Pollard. He was instrumental in Bedford's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Pollard has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more boards the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Woodgett III, who posted 17 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Bedford was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Warrensville Heights' win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Bedford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Warrensville Heights beat Bedford 55-44 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warrensville Heights since the team 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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