The Blackman Blaze will square off against the Cookeville Cavaliers on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cookeville will be up against a hot Blackman squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Blackman breezed past Wilson Central to the tune of 62-33 on Friday. Given the Blaze's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Wildcats are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cookeville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Oakland 66-42 on Friday.
Cookeville's win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points over those games. As for Blackman, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Blackman couldn't quite finish off Cookeville in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 53-51. Can Blackman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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