Cleveland is 1-9 against Appalachian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cleveland Panthers will take on the Appalachian Eagles in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m.
Cleveland is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Tuesday. They were beaten by Susan Moore 63-22. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Appalachian, as they earned their first road win of the season. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 57-40 win over Victory Christian on Tuesday.
Appalachian picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Cleveland came up short against Appalachian when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-40. Can Cleveland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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