Basketball Game Preview: Cherokee Trail Cougars vs. Eaglecrest Raptors

Cherokee Trail is 0-10 against Eaglecrest since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will face off against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 6:00 p.m.

Cherokee Trail is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They took a hard 69-50 fall against Mullen.

Meanwhile, Eaglecrest came tearing into Wednesday's game with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 55-47.

Eaglecrest's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Cherokee Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Cherokee Trail lost to Eaglecrest on the road by a decisive 66-47 margin in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Can Cherokee Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.