The Cherokee Braves typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday the Murphy Bulldogs proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Braves 84-69. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Murphy was led to victory by Xander Wachacha and Zach Skogen. Wachacha scored 23 points along with six assists and two steals, while Skogen dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Skogen is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Ryan Payne, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Cherokee lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Luke Smith, who scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Driver, who scored 16 points.
Murphy's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Cherokee, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Murphy will take on Hayesville at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphy is facing Hayesville at the right time seeing as Hayesville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Cherokee, they will be playing at home against Robbinsville at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cherokee's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups.
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