A victory for East Hall just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Cherokee Bluff Bears, falling 52-26. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Bears are ranked 73rd).
Despite the loss, East Hall still got an impressive performance from Jamarcus Harrison, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 220 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Lukas Pruitt, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
A big part of Cherokee Bluff's win came down to the chemistry between Brooks Brien and his top target Landon Kemp. Brien threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes while Kemp picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
East Hall dropped their record down to 4-6 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cherokee Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
East Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherokee Bluff, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Monroe Area at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Cherokee Bluff is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.9 points per game this season.
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