After soaring to 55 points the game before, Hayesville was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against the Cherokee Braves, falling 67-24. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Braves are ranked 22nd).
Breanna Abrams was Hayesville's leading scorer, having posted eight points.
Cherokee found their leader in sophomore Joscelyn Stamper, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Stamper a new career-high in blocks (eight). Lilly Lossiah was another key player, putting up 12 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Hayesville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Cherokee, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hayesville has already played their next contest (against Robbinsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cherokee is taking a road trip to challenge Swain County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherokee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.4 points per game this season.
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