Volleyball Recap: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Cherokee Trail Cougars
On Thursday, Cherry Creek faced Cherokee Trail in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherry Creek Bruins put the hurt on the Cherokee Trail Cougars with a sharp 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Bruins, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 26-24.
Ava Ross paced Cherry Creek's offense, picking up ten kills. Ross got some help from
Candela Ruano and her 17 assists. Ruano was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, they moved to 14-3 with that loss, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Cherry Creek will challenge Rock Canyon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherry Creek is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. Cherokee Trail has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Ponderosa on the 25th.
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