The Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves will face off against the Brooklyn Hurricanes at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Brooklyn took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cuyahoga Heights, who comes in off a win.
Cuyahoga Heights took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over Kirtland.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, Brooklyn was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a blow against Fairview, falling 78-28. The Hurricanes have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Cuyahoga Heights will have to keep a close watch on Devin Hardwick and Aiden Starr, a pair of players who had a big impact on Brooklyn's prior game. Hardwick posted 17 points and five boards, while Starr put up six points. That was a full 60.7% of Brooklyn's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Cuyahoga Heights' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Brooklyn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Cuyahoga Heights' way against Brooklyn when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Cuyahoga Heights made off with a 68-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hardwick, who earned 28 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cuyahoga Heights still be able to contain Hardwick? There's only one way to find out.
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