Basketball Game Preview: Cleveland Blue Raiders vs. McMinn County Cherokees

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01/17/25 - Home	68-36 W
02/15/24 - Home	71-32 W
01/30/24 - Home	87-52 W
01/12/24 - Away	70-49 W
02/27/23 - Neutral	60-30 W
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Cleveland has gone 10-0 against McMinn County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cleveland Blue Raiders will face off against the McMinn County Cherokees at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Cleveland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Bearden just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 56-37 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, McMinn County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 63-51 to Ooltewah. That's two games in a row now that the Cherokees have lost by exactly 12 points.

McMinn County's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.

Everything came up roses for Cleveland against McMinn County in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 68-36 victory. In that contest, Cleveland amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.