Football Game Preview: Bradley Central Bears vs. Cleveland Blue Raiders + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	13-14 L
10/20/23 - Away	36-26 W
09/02/22 - Home	16-10 W
09/03/21 - Away	28-14 W
10/02/20 - Home	42-25 W
+ 5 more games

Bradley Central is 9-1 against Cleveland since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bears will welcome the Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Neither Bradley Central nor Cleveland posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Bradley Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Ridge just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 10-7. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cleveland's offense. They were dealt a 34-0 loss at the hands of Tyner Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Rams are ranked 27th).

Cleveland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bradley Central, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.

Bradley Central and Cleveland were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but Bradley Central came up empty-handed after a 14-13 defeat. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.