The Cherry Creek Bruins won the last time they faced the Cherokee Trail Cougars, and things went their way on Saturday too. Cherry Creek walked away with a 63-53 victory over Cherokee Trail. Given Cherry Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Cherokee Trail is ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cherry Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah Hammond led the charge by scoring 15 points. Another player making a difference was Alex Condon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Cherokee Trail still got an impressive performance from Naode Ghide, who scored 17 points. It was the first time this season that Ghide scored 15 or more points. Cameron Hopkins was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, they dropped their record down to 8-15 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Cherry Creek will take on Fossil Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Cherry Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Saturday. Cherokee Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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