The Cherokee Chiefs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Millville Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Cherokee: 11.9, Millville: 10.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Cherokee's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Williamstown 27-0 at home. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Braves are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Millville strolled past Delsea with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 23-7. The Thunderbolts pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
Cherokee now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Millville, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Cherokee might still be hurting after the 41-17 loss they got from Millville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cherokee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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