Wheeler hasn't had much luck against Cherokee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wheeler Wildcats will take on the Cherokee Warriors at 6:00 p.m.
Wheeler will head into Tuesday's match eager for some revenge after what happened against Walton: Wheeler blew Walton out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Walton got their revenge. Wheeler fell just short of Walton by a score of 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered against the Raiders since January 17, 2023.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Cherokee ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Etowah 67-64. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Eagles are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeler's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Cherokee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Wheeler came up short against Cherokee in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 66-54. Can Wheeler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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