Football Game Preview: Cheyenne Wells Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 12:08am

Football Preview: Cheyenne Wells Tigers vs. Cheraw Wolverines

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Cheyenne Wells is 8-1 against Cheraw since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cheyenne Wells Tigers will take on the Cheraw Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Cheyenne Wells is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

If Cheyenne Wells beats Cheraw with 64 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Cheyenne Wells blew past Walsh, posting a 64-6 victory at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Eagles are ranked 36th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 280 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Cheyenne Wells wouldn't let Walsh keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cheyenne Wells can thank Cory Hill and Chason Turner for forcing both of them.

Meanwhile, Cheraw lost to Granada on the road by a 44-30 margin on Friday. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Cheyenne Wells' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Cheraw, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Everything came up roses for Cheyenne Wells against Cheraw when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 64-18 victory. In that match, Cheyenne Wells amassed a halftime lead of 58-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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