Cherokee Trail's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over the ThunderRidge Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cherokee Trail's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyson Smith, who threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Jacob Mathenge.
Cherokee Trail's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Mateo Garreffa, Marquis Jamison, and Cade Brook picked up one apiece.
Cherokee Trail's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for ThunderRidge, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Cherokee Trail will challenge Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for ThunderRidge, they will take on Arapahoe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully ThunderRidge focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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