Cherokee Trail faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 3-2. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Wolves when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Cherokee Trail took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 27-29, 25-18, 15-9.
Jaeden Barnes paced Cherokee Trail's offense, picking up 16 kills. Barnes got some help from Chase Cabuag and his 27 assists. Cabuag and Barnes didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Cherokee Trail and nudges their season record down to 6-12. As for Grandview, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Cherokee Trail wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Cherry Creek on the 17th. As for Grandview, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Eaglecrest on the 17th.
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