Two dominant guards in Damara Allen and Makenzie Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cherokee Trail Cougars are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Mullen Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Cherokee Trail focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
With a playoff game on the line, Cherokee Trail rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 54-30 margin over the Falcons. Cherokee Trail has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Cherokee Trail's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Delainey Miller, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Gibbs, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Mullen faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mullen secured a 49-45 W over Grandview on Friday. 49 seems to be a good number for Mullen as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Cherokee Trail's victory bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Mullen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-8.
Cherokee Trail was able to grind out a solid victory over Mullen in their previous matchup back in January, winning 49-38. Does Cherokee Trail have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mullen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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