Johnson is 0-3 against Cherokee Bluff since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Johnson Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Johnson kept a clean sheet against Cedar Shoals. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 10-0 win. Given Johnson's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Cedar Shoals is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Chestatee. Winning may never get old, but Cherokee Bluff sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Johnson pushed their record up to 8-2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those six contests. As for Cherokee Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Johnson suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Cherokee Bluff when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Johnson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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