On Saturday, Cherokee Trail faced Pine Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherokee Trail Cougars fell 3-1 to the Pine Creek Eagles. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2021.
Cherokee Trail started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21.
Kassie Cooley paced Cherokee Trail's offense, picking up 17 kills. Cooley got some help from
Avery Krause and her 34 assists.
Cherokee Trail's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Pine Creek, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.
Cherokee Trail wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Chaparral on the 29th. Pine Creek has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Fountain-Fort Carson on the 29th.
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