The Cherokee Trail Cougars will challenge the Eaglecrest Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Trail has given up an average of 31.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherry Creek, who was ranked first at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked 19th). The Cougars took a blow against the Bruins on Friday, falling 49-12. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Cherokee Trail had strong showings from Evan Smith, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and Bryson Peterson, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 48-7 win over the Buffaloes. The Raptors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Eaglecrest's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cherokee Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Cherokee Trail won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, slipping by Eaglecrest 14-13. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Raptors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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