Cherokee Christian and The King's Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The Cherokee Christian Warriors will challenge The King's Academy Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cherokee Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully The King's Academy likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Cherokee Christian strolled past Fideles Christian with points to spare, taking the game 74-56.
Meanwhile, The King's Academy entered their tilt with Cherokee Christian on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They really took it to the Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-62 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Warriors are ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The King's Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Cherokee Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13.
Cherokee Christian was dealt a bruising 90-62 defeat at the hands of The King's Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Cherokee Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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