Swain County is 0-10 against Cherokee since January of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will welcome the Cherokee Braves at 6:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Swain County came up short against Murphy and fell 47-40.
Meanwhile, Cherokee came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 58 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Yellowjackets 67-24. With the Braves ahead 35-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Cherokee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Swain County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Swain County was dealt a bruising 78-28 defeat at the hands of Cherokee in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Swain County was down 63-17.
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