The Cherokee Trail Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Castle View Sabercats at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Castle View took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cherokee Trail, who comes in off a win.
Cherokee Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game last Thursday with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Smoky Hill. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
Brian Cusack had an outrageously good game as he picked up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards. Another player making a difference was Tyson Smith, who threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Cherokee Trail didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Logan Posey and Mateo Garreffa. Garreffa has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played.
Meanwhile, Castle View faced Mountain Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Castle View was outmatched by Mountain Vista at home and fell 49-7. That makes it the first time this season the Sabercats have let down their home crowd.
Cherokee Trail's record now sits at 4-6. As for Castle View, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Cherokee Trail ended up a good deal behind Castle View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 23-7. Can Cherokee Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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