The Grandview Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Cherokee Trail Cougars 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.
Grandview's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-0 win over Smoky Hill. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Grandview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blitz McCarty led the charge by throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score. Another back making a difference was Caleb Llamas, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail slipped by Eaglecrest 14-13 on Friday.
The critical scores for Cherokee Trail came from Brian Cusack and Brandon Mccullough.
Grandview is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, their record now sits at an identical 3-4.
Grandview couldn't quite finish off Cherokee Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 23-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherokee Trail's Noah Collins, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Grandview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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