The Oakdale Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Greenback Cherokees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Oakdale and 12 for Greenback dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Oakdale had to suffer through a 73-35 loss at the hands of Midway.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-36, which was the final score in Greenback's tilt against Cumberland Gap on Monday. 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 366th, while the Panthers are ranked 163rd).
Greenback's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Oakdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Oakdale was able to grind out a solid victory over Greenback in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 70-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakdale since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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