Polk County hasn't had much luck against McMinn Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Polk County Wildcats will square off against the McMinn Central Chargers at 6:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Polk County took on Meigs County on Tuesday. Polk County was dealt a 58-30 defeat at the hands of Meigs County. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, McMinn Central entered their tilt with Sweetwater on Tuesday with 20 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 21. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 82-30. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Wildcats are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McMinn Central's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.1 points per game. As for Polk County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Polk County suffered a grim 61-35 defeat to McMinn Central when the teams last played back in January. Can Polk County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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