After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cherry Creek, Cherokee Trail was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They slipped by the Eaglecrest Raptors 14-13. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 13-9 defeat the Raptors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Cherokee Trail came from Brian Cusack and Brandon Mccullough.
Despite the loss, Eaglecrest had strong showings from Burke Withycombe, who gained 107 total yards and two touchdowns, and Joe Steiner, who threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
Cherokee Trail's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Eaglecrest, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cherokee Trail will challenge Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grandview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season. As for Eaglecrest, they will square off against Cherry Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Cherry Creek: 14.4, Eaglecrest: 12.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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