Football Preview: Cherokee Bluff Bears vs. Oconee County Warriors
After each having a week off, the Cherokee Bluff Bears and the Oconee County Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cherokee Bluff's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Cherokee Bluff's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Banks County. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Leopards are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Oconee County, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against Stephens County two weeks ago as Oconee County made off with a 35-10 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Caiden Wood was a one-man wrecking crew for Oconee County as he rushed for 179 yards.
Oconee County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tripp Underwood. four times. Drake Harrison was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Zach Weeks was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oconee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cherokee Bluff's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Oconee County, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
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