Football Preview: Evergreen Cougars vs. George Washington Patriots
Evergreen has gone 3-0 against George Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Evergreen Cougars will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the George Washington Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Evergreen will be strutting in after a win while George Washington will be coming in after a loss.
Evergreen is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Montbello. Evergreen put the hurt on Montbello with a sharp 47-27 victory on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-13.
Evergreen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Bittner led the charge by rushing for 29 yards and three touchdowns. Another back making a difference was Jace Jodie, who gained 109 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Evergreen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montbello only rushed for 103.
Meanwhile, George Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 30-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harrison.
Evergreen strolled past George Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 41-23. Will Evergreen repeat their success, or does George Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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