Cherry Creek is 9-1 against Cherokee Trail since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will square off against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 1:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cherry Creek comes in on three and Cherokee Trail on 12.
On Thursday, Cherry Creek faced Mullen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cherry Creek took down Mullen 59-41.
Cherry Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of A'neya Chambers, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Tianna Chambers, who scored 22 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Chambers has scored all season. Braelynn Barnett was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Cherokee Trail has not done well against Grandview recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Cherokee Trail sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over Grandview.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Cherry Creek came up short against Cherokee Trail in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 61-55. Can Cherry Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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