Euclid hasn't had much luck against Cleveland Heights recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Euclid Panthers challenge the Cleveland Heights Tigers at 2:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Euclid came up short against Medina and fell 55-46. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Battling Bees are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Cleveland Heights suffered their closest defeat since December 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Brunswick by a score of 61-58. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Euclid will need focus on slowing down Jayquan Stubbs, one of several Cleveland Heights players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Armstrong, who had 16 points and six rebounds.
Cleveland Heights' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Euclid, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Euclid came up short against Cleveland Heights in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 64-60. Can Euclid avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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