Cherokee Trail faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Cougars lost 3-0 to the Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on April 1st.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-19.
Jaeden Barnes paced Cherokee Trail's offense, picking up seven kills. Barnes got some help from Chase Cabuag and his 16 assists.
Among those leading the charge was Mason Walters, who had ten digs.
Cherokee Trail's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Valor Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Cherokee Trail will take on rival Mullen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Valor Christian is set to square off against their familiar foe Littleton Public Schools at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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