Basketball Game Preview: Cherokee Trail Cougars vs. Boulder Panthers

Cougars

Points

02/21/26 @ Arapahoe	51
02/19/26 vs Grandview	52
02/13/26 vs Smoky Hill	58
02/11/26 vs Mullen	60
02/06/26 vs Overland	61
+ 18 more games

Two dominant guards in Chloe Cain and Lexi Oder are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will face off against the Boulder Panthers on Saturday. Cherokee Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season.

Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arapahoe, who was ranked second at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked first). The Cougars fell 56-51 to the Warriors on Saturday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Cherokee Trail might have lost, but man, Aaliyah Broadus was a machine: she went 8-for-10 on her way to 20 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Boulder walked away with it. They snuck past the Lobos with a 42-38 victory on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won four games in a row.

Cherokee Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Boulder, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.