The Streetsboro Rockets will square off against the Canfield Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Streetsboro comes in on five and Canfield on six.
On Thursday, Streetsboro blew past Cloverleaf, posting a 62-25 victory. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 31 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Canfield's strategy against Harding on Wednesday. Canfield strolled past Harding with points to spare, taking the game 36-22. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Raiders are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canfield's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Streetsboro, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Streetsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Canfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 41-38. Will Streetsboro repeat their success, or does Canfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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