The Cherokee Trail Cougars will take on the Mullen Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherry Creek, who was ranked fifth at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked ninth). Cherokee Trail fell 59-51 to Cherry Creek on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mullen suffered their biggest loss since December 21, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Grandview, falling 59-39. The Mustangs were down 50-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Mullen saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Makenzie Jones posted 13 points and five steals. Jones is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Tatum Jones was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
Cherokee Trail's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Mullen, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Cherokee Trail didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mullen in their previous meeting last Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory. Will Cherokee Trail repeat their success, or does Mullen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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