The Cherokee County Warriors will face off against the Brooks Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cherokee County comes in on 11 and Brooks on nine.
Cherokee County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Central. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Brooks didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Alexandria on Friday, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win.
Brooks can attribute much of their success to Garrett Burrough, who rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and Sy'Marien Coffey, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Burrough is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game. Tanner Bowens was another key player, picking up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Brooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Brooks' victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Cherokee County, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
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