It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cheraw can now relate to. They and the Barnwell Warhorses were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but they suffered a 28-27 defeat. The Braves' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Cheraw lost, don't look at Kadin Thomas. Despite the final result, he threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown. Those 63 rushing yards gave Thomas a new career-high. A healthy portion of Thomas' aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Nick Gordon.
Even if they lost, Cheraw's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Anthony Strong with two. Cheraw got some further help from Deman Ellerbe: he picked up a sack and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Cheraw's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Barnwell, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Cheraw does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barnwell, they will host Manning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Barnwell: 10.1, Manning: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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