Football Recap: Evergreen Cougars vs. Green Mountain Rams
After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Evergreen finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They were beaten by the Green Mountain Rams 36-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cougars haven't been shut out since back in September.
Josh Bittner threw for 64 yards on five of eight attempts.
James Mauro was his top target, picking up 40 receiving yards.
Green Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Simon Lunsford, who threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Green Mountain also got a significant boost from Drew Contreras, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 116 yards.
The defeat snapped Evergreen's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Green Mountain, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evergreen will head out to take on Wheat Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season. As for Green Mountain, they will venture away from home to challenge Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Green Mountain also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 30.2 points per game.
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