The Polk County Wildcats will challenge the Sweetwater Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Polk County is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Polk County lost to Tellico Plains at home by a 64-45 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Bears are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Sweetwater hadn't done well against Midway recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Sweetwater secured a 55-51 W over Midway. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Polk County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Sweetwater, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12.
Polk County couldn't quite finish off Sweetwater in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 35-33. Can Polk County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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