It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cherokee Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 22-15 victory over the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The critical scores for Cherokee Christian came from Colton Messer, Jayben Meder, and Mikey Statham.
Cherokee Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Chase Pridemore, Curtis Murphy, and Matthew Luna picked up one apiece.
When it comes to explaining why Creekside Christian Academy lost, don't look at Ian Terrell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards.
Cherokee Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 144.8 rushing yards in those games compared to only 144.8 in the others. As for Creekside Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Cherokee Christian will take on Lanier Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lanier Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season. Creekside Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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