After each having a week off, the Cherokee Bluff Bears and the Oconee County Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cherokee Bluff's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Cherokee Bluff's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Banks County, posting a 42-0 victory at home. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Leopards are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Oconee County, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Stephens County with a sharp 35-10 win two weeks ago. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Caiden Wood was a one-man wrecking crew for Oconee County as he rushed for 179 yards.
Cherokee Bluff's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Oconee County, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
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