The Brunswick Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Brunswick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Strongsville, who was ranked 15th at the time (Brunswick was ranked seventh). Brunswick fell 57-46 to Strongsville on Tuesday.
Rocky River typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Shaker Heights proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Pirates 74-71. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Red Raiders were down 38-21 in the second quarter.
Shaker Heights pushed their record up to 7-14 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games. As for Brunswick, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 17-4.
Brunswick took their victory against Shaker Heights in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 81-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brunswick since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
