The Cherokee Trail Cougars will be taking part in a tournament against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cherokee Trail has three straight victories, Eaglecrest has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mullen, who was ranked 17th at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked ninth). Cherokee Trail secured a 39-33 W over Mullen on Wednesday. The 39-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest ended up a good deal behind Arapahoe on Wednesday and lost 60-41.
Eaglecrest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Cherokee Trail, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Everything came up roses for Cherokee Trail against Eaglecrest when the teams last played last Wednesday, as the team secured a 59-30 victory. Will Cherokee Trail repeat their success, or does Eaglecrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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