Basketball Recap: Cherokee Snags Sixth Victory in Last Seven Games

With a playoff win on the line, Cherokee rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Howell Rebels with points to spare, taking the game 39-22. 39 seems to be a good number for the Chiefs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Cherokee is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The loss snapped Howell's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 19-6 record.

Cherokee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Howell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Wednesday.