On Friday, Cherokee Trail faced Arapahoe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherokee Trail Cougars took a 24-7 bruising from the Arapahoe Warriors. The Cougars have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Cherokee Trail still got an impressive performance from Brian Tucker, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Tucker has posted since back in September.
Arapahoe got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trajan Frasier out in front who rushed for 161 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchell Price, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Cherokee Trail's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Arapahoe, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cherokee Trail will challenge Smoky Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cherokee Trail is facing Smoky Hill at the right time seeing as Smoky Hill is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Arapahoe, they will head out to face off against Eaglecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
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