Basketball Game Preview: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees vs. Twinsburg Tigers

Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Twinsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees will be playing at home against the Twinsburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Brecksville-Broadview Heights sitting on six straight wins and Twinsburg on five.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Solon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Brecksville-Broadview Heights blew Solon out of the water with a 62-35 final score. The Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jessie Zenir led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 17 boards. Zenir has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 15 times she's played. Bridget Barber was another key player, going 6 of 12 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.

While Twinsburg didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by North Royalton to the tune of 53-26 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-7.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights' victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Twinsburg, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights strolled past Twinsburg in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 54-38. Will Brecksville-Broadview Heights repeat their success, or does Twinsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.