The Cherokee Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Faith Academy Flames at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Faith Academy likes a good challenge.
Cherokee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Benjamin, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Cherokee was ranked 12th). Cherokee lost to Benjamin at home by a 106-88 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (60), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Faith Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by Oglesby 62-12. The Flames have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat snapped Cherokee's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Faith Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Cherokee lost to Faith Academy on the road by a decisive 60-42 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Cherokee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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