The Cornersville Bulldogs will square off against the Moore County Raiders on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cornersville took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Eagleville by a score of 45-33. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, Moore County had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They blew past the Warriors 80-36. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Warriors are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Moore County's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points on average over those games. As for Cornersville, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
Cornersville couldn't quite finish off Moore County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 45-43. Can Cornersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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