
Emma Smith
02/20/25 @ Walker Valley | 86% |
02/15/24 vs McMinn County | 80% |
02/23/24 vs Howard Tech | 75% |
12/11/23 vs Chattanooga Christian | 71% |
12/30/24 vs Taylor County | 67% |
If Walker Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Cleveland, they should've done a better job of containing Emma Smith. The Cleveland Blue Raiders breezed past the Walker Valley Mustangs to the tune of 68-33 on Thursday thanks to Smith, who went 6-for-7 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (86%).
Ilianis Rodriguez was another key player, putting up a point along with eight steals and seven assists. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games she's played.
Cleveland has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Walker Valley dropped their record down to 5-24 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Cleveland will challenge Rhea County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Cleveland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Walker Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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