Cherry Creek has won five straight games at home, while Smoky Hill has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will face off against the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mullen, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked fifth). Cherry Creek had just enough and edged Mullen out 5-4 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bruins needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Mullen from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill kept a clean sheet against Douglas County on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Huskies.
Cherry Creek's win bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Smoky Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Cherry Creek took their win against Smoky Hill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Smoky Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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