Swain County is 8-2 against Cherokee since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Swain County Maroon Devils will square off against the Cherokee Braves at 7:30 p.m. Swain County is looking for their season's first win.
Swain County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The contest between them and Murphy wasn't particularly close, with Swain County falling 31-14. 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 315th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Cherokee got themselves on the board against Hayesville on Friday, but Hayesville never followed suit. They blew past the Yellowjackets 22-0. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Cherokee came from Jonathan Saylor, Emiliano Garcia, and Luke Smith.
Swain County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Cherokee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Swain County against Cherokee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-7 victory. In that matchup, Swain County amassed a halftime lead of 31-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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