In-Game Evaluations: Walker Valley at Cleveland

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In an inter-county, district rivalry the Walker Valley Lady Mustangs went into the Raider Arena and game the Lady Raiders a big time scare! Walker Valley was leading at the half, and it was a neck and neck game up until the final minutes. Really fun atmosphere in this one as Walker Valley came close to pulling out a big-time upset!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Final:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland (11-6): 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Walker Valley (7-9): 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='405717' first='Chloe' 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