Walton is 6-0 against Cherokee since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Walton Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Cherokee Warriors at 8:00 p.m. Cherokee took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Walton, who comes in off a win.
Walton entered their tilt with Roswell with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Walton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Roswell 1-0.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cherokee's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of Discovery on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Cherokee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Discovery is ranked 48th).
The win got Walton back to even at 4-4. As for Cherokee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Everything went Walton's way against Cherokee in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Walton made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walton since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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