McMinn County lost against Walker Valley back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result  on Friday. The McMinn County Cherokees took  an  81-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walker Valley Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings  (they are ranked 95th, while the Mustangs are ranked 12th).

Cherokees
| 01/24/25 @ Walker Valley | 73-81 | 
| 01/21/25 @ Meigs County | 72-55 | 
| 01/17/25 @ Cleveland | 71-61 | 
| 01/07/25 vs McCallie | 44-41 | 
| 01/06/25 @ Bradley Central | 59-64 | 
The  loss snapped McMinn County's winning streak at three games  and leaves them with a 11-9 record. As for Walker Valley, they have  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won 14 of their last 15 games,  which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record  this season.
 McMinn County will head out to  square off against Howard Tech  at 7:30  p.m.  on Monday. One thing working in Howard Tech's favor is that they have posted at least 55  points  in their last three contests. As for Walker Valley, they will be playing at home against Cleveland  at 7:30  p.m.  on Monday.
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