The Cherokee Trail Cougars will take on the Grandview Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Cherokee Trail made off with a 14-13 victory over Eaglecrest.
The critical scores for Cherokee Trail came from Brian Cusack and Brandon Mccullough.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grandview). They blew past Smoky Hill, posting a 49-0 win on the road. With that victory, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 28 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grandview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blitz McCarty, who threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Caleb Llamas was another key back, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Cherokee Trail's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Cherokee Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Grandview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 23-21. Will Cherokee Trail repeat their success, or does Grandview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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