The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Brunswick Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shaker Heights has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Brunswick will arrive with three straight wins.
Shaker Heights lost 3-0 to Garfield Heights on Monday.
Shaker Heights was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Brunswick hadn't done well against Hudson recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Blue Devils had just enough and edged out the Explorers 3-2.
Brunswick had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12.
Shaker Heights' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Brunswick, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Shaker Heights might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Brunswick when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Red Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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