With a playoff game on the line, Cherokee County rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-19 win over the West Morgan Rebels. Cherokee County's victory was all the more impressive since the Rebels were averaging only 12.71 points allowed on the season.
Cherokee County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Tae Diamond was the leader with four sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Cherokee County got some further help from Dylan Duncan: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cherokee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches.
Cherokee County's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for West Morgan, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 13-1.
Cherokee County will square off against Jackson at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Jackson will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Cherokee County surely won't give up without a fight. West Morgan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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