Cherokee lost against Medford back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Cherokee Chiefs were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to the Medford Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Cardinals are ranked 114th).
Cherokee has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Medford, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Cherokee has already played their next contest (against Pioneer-Pleasant Vale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Medford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 46-28 victory against Pond Creek-Hunter on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps