Swain County and Eastern Randolph squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Swain County had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Eastern Randolph Wildcats on the road and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Maroon Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Wildcats are ranked 71st).
This is the second loss in a row for Swain County and nudges their season record down to 1-10. As for Eastern Randolph, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Swain County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastern Randolph, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Cherokee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Randolph's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Cherokee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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