The Cherokee Trail Cougars will challenge the Overland Trailblazers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mullen, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked 23rd). Cherokee Trail fell just short of Mullen by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Caleb Burgess, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Overland fell victim to Smoky Hill and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Buffaloes by a score of 1-0.
Cherokee Trail dropped their record down to 9-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Overland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-4 record this season.
Cherokee Trail took their win against Overland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherokee Trail since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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