Cherokee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Swain County Maroon Devils by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Cherokee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 390th, while Swain County is ranked 184th).
Cherokee's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Swain County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Cherokee has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hayesville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Swain County, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Blue Ridge Early College at 4:30 p.m. Swain County is facing Blue Ridge Early College at the right time seeing as Blue Ridge Early College is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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