The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Rhodes Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shaker Heights has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Rhodes will arrive with four straight wins.
Shaker Heights pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Euclid 64-58.
Meanwhile, Rhodes stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past John F. Kennedy 63-40. Given Rhodes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while John F. Kennedy is ranked 592nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shaker Heights has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Rhodes, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Shaker Heights might still be hurting after the 63-43 defeat they got from Rhodes in their previous matchup last Saturday. Can Shaker Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
