Football Preview: Cherokee Trail Cougars vs. Smoky Hill Buffaloes
Cherokee Trail is 4-0 against Smoky Hill since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cherokee Trail Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arapahoe, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked 24th). Cherokee Trail took a 24-7 bruising from Arapahoe on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brian Tucker, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Cherry Creek, falling 55-3.
Cherokee Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Smoky Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Cherokee Trail against Smoky Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherokee Trail since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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