The Cherokee Indians will take on the Wilson Warriors in a holiday battle at 4:15 p.m. on Monday at. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cherokee pushed their score all the way to 55 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Belmont. While losing is never fun, Cherokee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 344th in Alabama, while Belmont is ranked 158th in Mississippi).
Meanwhile, Wilson's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Covenant Christian by a score of 60-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Cherokee's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Wilson, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 5-10.
