Cleveland lost against Walker Valley back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Cleveland Blue Raiders took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walker Valley Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Mustangs are ranked 12th).
Cleveland's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tim Matthews, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 16 points. Antonio Westfield was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Cleveland and nudges their season record down to 11-8. As for Walker Valley, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
While Cleveland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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