Ashville hasn't had much luck against Cherokee County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ashville Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Cherokee County Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Ashville is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Hokes Bluff at home and fell 56-19. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Eagles are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Cherokee County had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over the Valley Cubs. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Cherokee County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Frampton, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cherokee County wouldn't let Alexandria keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cherokee County can thank Tae Diamond and Carson Chesnut for forcing both of them. Cherokee County got some further help from Caleb Harbour: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Ashville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Cherokee County, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Ashville was taken down by Cherokee County 56-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Ashville, Jacob Cornejo (who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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