The Cherokee Braves are taking a road trip to take on the Andrews Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Cherokee came up short against Robbinsville and fell 57-48. The matchup marked the Braves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Andrews). They blew past Swain County 100-66 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Andrews is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.3 points per game. As for Cherokee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Cherokee strolled past Andrews when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 71-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Andrews' Ty Clark, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 29 points and eight boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cherokee still be able to contain Clark? There's only one way to find out.
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