Cherokee hasn't had much luck against Swain County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cherokee Braves will play host again on Friday to welcome the Swain County Maroon Devils, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Cherokee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
Cherokee's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Hayesville 22-0. Considering the Braves have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Cherokee came from Jonathan Saylor, Emiliano Garcia, and Luke Smith.
Meanwhile, Swain County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 31-14 bruising from Murphy. One positive for the Maroon Devils, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Cherokee pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Swain County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Cherokee took a serious blow against Swain County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 45-7. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cherokee was down 31-7.
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