Richmond Heights is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Newton Falls is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Richmond Heights Spartans will take on the Newton Falls Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Richmond Heights gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 69-22 victory over Cardinal. Given Richmond Heights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Cardinal is ranked 693rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newton Falls' game on Saturday was all tied up 15-15 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Canton and snuck past 33-30.
Richmond Heights is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Newton Falls, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
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