The Cleveland Heights Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cleveland Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Thursday, Cleveland Heights needed a bit of extra time to put away Farrell. They snuck past the Steelers with a 68-63 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 59th in Ohio, while the Steelers are ranked 367th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Iyan Bremer and Jamell Stephens were among the main playmakers for Cleveland Heights as the former went 8 for 16 on his way to 23 points and three steals and the latter went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Jayquan Stubbs was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Shaker Heights had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Medina out 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Raiders have posted against the Battling Bees since January 3, 2020.
Cleveland Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Shaker Heights, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-10.
Everything went Cleveland Heights' way against Shaker Heights in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Cleveland Heights made off with a 71-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland Heights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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