Hokes Bluff has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Cherokee County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Hokes Bluff: 13.8, Cherokee County: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Hokes Bluff is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Alexandria just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Valley Cubs were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 28-27 defeat. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Cherokee County entered their tilt with Anniston on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. The 14-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Cherokee County came from Tristan Brown and Tae Diamond.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cherokee County's defense and their eight sacks. Diamond led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Dylan Duncan is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Cherokee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hokes Bluff fell to 5-1. As for Cherokee County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hokes Bluff won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, slipping by Cherokee County 28-27. Will Hokes Bluff repeat their success, or does Cherokee County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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