The Walker Valley Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Walker Valley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Polk County 34-0 at home. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Wildcats are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cleveland strolled past McMinn County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Raiders.
Walker Valley's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Cleveland, their record is now 2-0.
Walker Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walker Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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