Swain County is 0-10 against the Braves since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will head out on the road to take on the Cherokee Braves at 6:30 p.m. Swain County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Braves are ranked 65th).
Last Tuesday, Swain County was the victim of a tough 52-28 defeat at the hands of the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, Cherokee entered their tilt with the Yellowjackets with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Cherokee blew past the Yellowjackets 69-16 at home on Friday. Cherokee has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Swain County dropped their record down to 8-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Swain County took a serious blow against the Braves when the teams last played back in January, falling 77-23. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Swain County was down 47-9.