The Richmond Heights Spartans will square off against the Lutheran East Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Richmond Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 matchups.
Richmond Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took down Canton Central Catholic 77-59. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Crusaders are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lutheran East waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with a 64-56 victory over the Bobcats.
Richmond Heights pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.1 points over those games. As for Lutheran East, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
Richmond Heights came up short against Lutheran East in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 51-43. Can Richmond Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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