Football Game Preview: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Cherokee Trail Cougars + Official Tickets

Two dominant backs in Da'Kari Releford Jr and Logan Posey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will head out to challenge the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Fountain-Fort Carson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Pine Creek on Friday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The game marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Fountain-Fort Carson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Devon Bradford and Justyn Jordan.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherokee Trail). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Smoky Hill 35-7. With the Cougars ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Cherokee Trail found their leader in sophomore Owen Newell, who rushed for 130 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Bryson Peterson was another key player, throwing for 157 yards and two touchdowns.

Cherokee Trail's run defense was locked in: Smoky Hill could only muster three yards per carry. The Cougars didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.7.

Cherokee Trail's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.

Fountain-Fort Carson lost to Cherokee Trail on the road by a decisive 35-17 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.