The Cherokee Warriors will take on Central Magnet in a tournament on Saturday. Cherokee's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Cherokee is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against North Cobb on Tuesday. Cherokee fell just short of North Cobb by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Central Magnet came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Golden Bears get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that Central Magnet has won by exactly two goals.
Jude Brock and Jacob Gardner scored both of Central Magnet's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Central Magnet's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cherokee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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