The Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge the Westchester Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cleveland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past George Washington Prep 59-57. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Generals are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westchester had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 60-41.
Westchester pushed their record up to 20-9 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points over those games. As for Cleveland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Cleveland ended up a good deal behind Westchester when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 58-42. Can Cleveland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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