The Eaglecrest Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eaglecrest will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Cherokee Trail is ranked first).
While Eaglecrest's win against Overland wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Eaglecrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Overland on Friday and snuck past 44-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eaglecrest.
Eaglecrest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Danivea Hughes led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hughes has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyann Farbes, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Grandview by a score of 52-40. 52 seems to be a good number for Cherokee Trail as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Damara Allen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with three steals. Aaliyah Broadus was another key contributor, scoring five points along with five steals.
Eaglecrest has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Eaglecrest came up short against Cherokee Trail in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 67-60. Can Eaglecrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
