Robbinsville's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Trion on Friday. The Robbinsville Black Knights blew past the Cherokee Braves, posting a 46-16 victory at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Black Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
Cooper Adams had a dynamite game for Robbinsville, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 144 rushing yards gave Adams a new career-high. Darion Ledbetter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Robbinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Robbinsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Roman Jones and Adams.
Robbinsville's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cherokee, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Robbinsville will host Murphy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Murphy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Robbinsville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cherokee, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Andrews' 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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