Cleveland is 0-10 against Birmingham since February of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Birmingham Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Cleveland lost 62-40 to Granada Hills Charter on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 781st, while the Highlanders are ranked 235th).
Meanwhile, Birmingham entered their tilt with Lynwood on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They managed a 67-62 victory over the Knights.
Birmingham is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Cleveland took a serious blow against Birmingham in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 74-22. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cleveland was down 43-11.
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