Cherokee lost against Greeneville on February 4th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Cherokee Chiefs took a 48-32 bruising from the Greeneville Greene Devils. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Greene Devils are ranked 55th).
Cherokee lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Addie Lawson, who posted 16 points and five rebounds. That was a full 50% of Cherokee's points, marking the third time in a row Lawson has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Nelson, who put up seven points.
Greeneville found their leader in sophomore Maria Lyde, who en route to 22 points and three blocks. Lyde is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in each of the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Julia Woolsey, who scored seven points and three steals.
Cherokee has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-22 record this season. The victory was the third in a row for Greeneville, bringing their record for this year to 20-10.
Cherokee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-42 loss against Volunteer on the 24th. As for Greeneville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-40 win against Grainger on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
