Football Preview: Evergreen Cougars vs. Wheat Ridge Farmers
The Evergreen Cougars will head out to square off against the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Evergreen focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Thursday.
Evergreen's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Green Mountain on Thursday. They were dealt a 36-0 defeat at the hands of the Rams. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Skyview to the tune of 38-7 on Friday. Considering the Farmers have won three matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Isaac Mccune, who threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards. Bennett Wilkes was Mccune's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wheat Ridge wouldn't let Skyview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Orlando Reyes, Isaiah Gawrychowski, and Damion Powell picked up one apiece.
Evergreen's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Wheat Ridge, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Evergreen might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Wheat Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Evergreen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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