The Strongsville Mustangs will take on the Cleveland Heights Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Cleveland Heights is hoping to do what Euclid couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Strongsville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Strongsville took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-16 win over Euclid.
Meanwhile, everything went Cleveland Heights' way against Cleveland Central Catholic on Tuesday as Cleveland Heights made off with a 67-45 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Cleveland Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Paige Swoope led the charge by going 7 for 9 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Swoope a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two). Another player making a difference was Robbie Caldwell, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Strongsville's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.8 points. As for Cleveland Heights, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Strongsville against Cleveland Heights in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 70-38 victory. In that contest, Strongsville amassed a halftime lead of 46-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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