Cleveland is 10-0 against Walker Valley since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cleveland Blue Raiders will head out to face off against the Walker Valley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has five straight victories, Walker Valley has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Cleveland was able to grind out a solid win over Chattanooga Christian, taking the game 61-54. That's two games straight that the Blue Raiders have won by exactly seven points.
Laney Copeland
| 01/07/25 vs Chattanooga Christian | 20 |
| 01/04/25 vs Meigs County | 21 |
| 12/30/24 vs Taylor County | 21 |
Cleveland relied on the efforts of Laney Copeland, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 20 points and four steals, and Ariyah Huffman, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 19 points and five rebounds. Copeland's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilianis Rodriguez, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Walker Valley took a blow against Christian Academy of Knoxville on Monday, falling 66-38. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Warriors are ranked 64th).
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. As for Walker Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Walker Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 60-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the team 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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