Cherokee is 2-7 against Chuckey-Doak since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cherokee Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Chuckey-Doak Black Knights at 6:30 p.m.
Cherokee came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were beaten by Grainger 62-23. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Chuckey-Doak strolled past University School with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 61-43. The Black Knights haven't had any issues with the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Chuckey-Doak's victory bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Cherokee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-20.
Cherokee came up short against Chuckey-Doak in their previous meeting back in January, falling 49-37. Can Cherokee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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