Basketball Game Preview: Evergreen Cougars vs. St. Mary's Academy Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Evergreen Cougars take on the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... Evergreen has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Last Tuesday, Evergreen came up short against Chaparral and fell 50-43. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, St. Mary's Academy lost 60-34 to Strasburg on Tuesday.

St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Evergreen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.