Lebanon is 2-8 against Cookeville since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lebanon Blue Devils will take on the Cookeville Cavaliers. Lebanon is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
On Monday, Lebanon was able to grind out a solid victory over Stewarts Creek, taking the game 57-47. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cookeville earned a 56-49 win over Blackman on Monday. The Cavaliers have beaten the Blaze the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Blaze has come to flipping the script.
Cookeville's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Lebanon, their win bumped their record up to 24-6.
Lebanon won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played last Monday, slipping by Cookeville 45-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lebanon 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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