The Good Hope Raiders will face off against the Cherokee County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Good Hope's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Cherokee County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Good Hope is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Fairview on Thursday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aggies. The game marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Cherokee County two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 42-18 margin over Ashville. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Good Hope better keep an eye on Keyshawn Woods. He was instrumental in Cherokee County's win, rushing for 235 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards and one TD. Woods' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Ben Moseley also deserves some recognition as he rushed for his first rushing yards of the season.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cherokee County proved: they limited Ashville to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The Warriors didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.5.
Cherokee County's record is now 7-3. As for Good Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Good Hope was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Cherokee County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for the Raiders, Jacob Cornejo (who rushed for 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
