Basketball Game Preview: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Cherokee Trail Cougars

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Previous Games

02/17/24 - Away	63-53 W
02/07/24 - Home	65-50 W
02/08/23 - Away	70-55 W
02/16/22 - Away	57-52 W
01/21/22 - Home	48-42 W
+ 5 more games

Cherry Creek has gone 10-0 against Cherokee Trail recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will be playing at home against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Cherry Creek: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Cherokee Trail has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

On Wednesday, Cherry Creek came up short against Eaglecrest and fell 55-48. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Raptors are ranked third).

Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail suffered their closest defeat since January 19, 2024 on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (58-56), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.

Cherry Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

Cherry Creek beat Cherokee Trail 63-53 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Cherry Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cherokee Trail turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.