Cherry Creek is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Smoky Hill is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cherry Creek Bruins will challenge the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mullen, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked fifth). Cherry Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Mullen on Thursday, sneaking past 5-4. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bruins needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Mullen from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill kept a clean sheet against Douglas County on Monday. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 2-0.
Cherry Creek's victory bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Smoky Hill, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Smoky Hill in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Cherry Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Cherry Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smoky Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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