The Oak Ridge Wildcats will head out to square off against the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Ridge has 11 straight victories, Cleveland has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Oak Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Alcoa, who was ranked 18th at the time (Oak Ridge was ranked 19th). Oak Ridge skirted past Alcoa 88-85. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since February 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, Cleveland had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of Bradley Central.
Oak Ridge's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.0 points over those games. As for Cleveland, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Everything went Oak Ridge's way against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Oak Ridge made off with an 80-58 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Ridge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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