The Cleveland Blue Raiders will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Walker Valley Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cleveland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Walker Valley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Cleveland earned a 4-2 win over McMinn County. That's two games straight that Cleveland has won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Walker Valley put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rhea County a 5-0 shutout. Walker Valley's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
They hit Rhea County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Graham Delmotte (2),
Brenden Bledsoe,
Jake Arntz, and
Alex Lakatosh.
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for Walker Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Walker Valley when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. Does Cleveland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Walker Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
