The Stewarts Creek Red Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Cookeville Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Stewarts Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 73-69 to Lebanon. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Hawks came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 221st).
Meanwhile, Cookeville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-56 W against the Bulldogs.
Cookeville's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Stewarts Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Stewarts Creek strolled past Cookeville when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 71-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stewarts Creek 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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