Jefferson has won four straight games at home, while Cherokee Bluff has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Jefferson Dragons will host the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 8:30 p.m. Jefferson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Cherokee Bluff likes a good challenge.
Jefferson is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East Hall just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff humbled Oconee County with a 72-28 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Cherokee Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Jefferson, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.
Jefferson was dealt a bruising 63-35 defeat at the hands of Cherokee Bluff when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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