Football Preview: Highlands Ranch Falcons vs. Evergreen Cougars
The Highlands Ranch Falcons will square off against the Evergreen Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Highlands Ranch is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Last Wednesday, Highlands Ranch earned an 18-6 victory over Ponderosa. That looming 18-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcons yet this season.
Addison McLeod continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. She really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Highlands Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 176.7.
Highlands Ranch's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tatum Bikulcius. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last five times she's played. Highlands Ranch got some further help from Addison Jensen: she picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Evergreen earned a 13-6 win over Littleton on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Highlands Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Evergreen, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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