Football Preview: Walker Valley Mustangs vs. McMinn County Cherokees
Walker Valley is 1-7 against McMinn County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Walker Valley Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the McMinn County Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. McMinn County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Walker Valley, who comes in off a win.
Two weeks ago, everything came up roses for Walker Valley against PURE Academy as the team secured a 49-8 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, McMinn County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 38-14 to Powell. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Walker Valley pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for McMinn County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Walker Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against McMinn County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Will Walker Valley repeat their success, or does McMinn County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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