The Cherokee Trail Cougars are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cherokee Trail is leaving town to face ThunderRidge after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Cherokee Trail was outmatched by Pine Creek at home and fell 56-14.
Although Cherokee Trail took the loss, they still got scores from Cade Brook and Jacob Mathenge.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge lost 40-15 to Columbine on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now lost three in a row.
Evan Olds put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 111 receiving yards, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Cherokee Trail was able to grind out a solid win over ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, winning 22-15. Does Cherokee Trail have another victory up their sleeve, or will ThunderRidge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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