Elizabethton won the last time they faced Cherokee, and things went their way on Friday too. The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-13 victory over the Cherokee Chiefs. The Fighting Cyclones pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs had little chance of recovering from.
Jaiden Wallin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Elizabethton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Cherokee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elizabethton will head out to square off against Daniel Boone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elizabethton is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Cherokee, they will venture away from home to challenge Northview Academy on Friday. Northview Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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