Football Preview: Wheeler Wildcats vs. Cherokee Warriors
The Wheeler Wildcats will face off against the Cherokee Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wheeler has struggled recently with 14 defeats in a row, while Cherokee will arrive with six straight wins.
Wheeler's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against McEachern on Saturday. They took a blow against the Indians, falling 27-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Indians are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Cherokee got themselves on the board against Etowah on Thursday, but Etowah never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 24-0.
Cherokee has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Wheeler, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
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