The Cherokee Trail Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Mullen Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherokee Trail will be strutting in after a win while Mullen will be coming in after a loss.
Cherokee Trail was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Regis Groff 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Fusion: they've now won three in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Cherokee Trail who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-13, 24-26, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Mullen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cherry Creek.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 12-25, 25-15.
Cherokee Trail's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Mullen, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Cherokee Trail took their victory against Mullen when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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