The Cleveland Blue Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Cleveland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against McMinn County on Tuesday. The Blue Raiders were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Cherokees. Cleveland haven't had any issues with McMinn County recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Rhea County came up short against Walker Valley on Tuesday and fell 4-2. The defeat continues a trend for Rhea County in their meetings with Walker Valley: they've now lost five in a row.
Rhea County's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cleveland, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-2.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Rhea County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Raiders since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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