The Cherokee County Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Hokes Bluff Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee County is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Cherokee County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They strolled past Anniston with points to spare, taking the game 14-0. The 14-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Cherokee County came from Tristan Brown and Tae Diamond.
Cherokee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Cherokee County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Diamond led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Dylan Duncan is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Hokes Bluff's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They and Alexandria were almost perfectly matched up, but Hokes Bluff suffered a 28-27 defeat. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Cherokee County's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Hokes Bluff, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-1.
Cherokee County and Hokes Bluff were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, but Cherokee County suffered an agonizing 28-27 defeat. Can Cherokee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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