The Cherokee Warriors will challenge the Hillgrove Hawks on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cherokee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Central Gwinnett to the tune of 69-38. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Meanwhile, Hillgrove came tearing into Friday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Broncos 61-31. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Broncos are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillgrove's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Cherokee, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.
Cherokee came up short against Hillgrove when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 64-58. Can Cherokee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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