Basketball Game Preview: Cherokee County Warriors vs. Oneonta Redskins

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Previous 3 Games

12/12/24 - Home	59-27 W
12/02/24 - Away	45-33 W
12/16/23 - Neutral	63-32 W

Cherokee County has gone 3-0 against Oneonta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cherokee County Warriors will be playing at home against the Oneonta Redskins. Cherokee County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.

Last Monday, Cherokee County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Alexandria, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Valley Cubs are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oneonta can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 37-24 to the Eagles, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Redskins have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Cherokee County's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Oneonta, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-13.

Everything came up roses for Cherokee County against Oneonta in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 59-27 victory. Does Cherokee County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oneonta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.