The Alexandria Valley Cubs will square off against the Cherokee County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Alexandria comes in on four and Cherokee County on seven.
Alexandria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ashville, posting a 48-7 win at home. The Valley Cubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cherokee County didn't have too much trouble with Hokes Bluff on the road last Friday as they won 35-21. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly 14 points.
Ben Frampton was the offensive standout of the matchup as he picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Alexandria's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Cherokee County, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Alexandria was taken down by Cherokee County 48-14 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Alexandria, Jacob Cornejo (who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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