The Evergreen Cougars won the last time they faced the Littleton Lions, and things went their way on Friday too. Evergreen sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-35 victory over Littleton. The win made it back-to-back wins for Evergreen.
Among those leading the charge was Rob Beldock, who scored eight points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Mccanna, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Littleton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Treyton Fletcher, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 42.9% of Littleton's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sam Lasswell, who scored six points along with two steals.
Evergreen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Littleton, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
Evergreen will be playing in front of their home fans against Pomona at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Evergreen will be up against Pomona's rather soft defense (which has allowed 61 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Littleton, they will head out on the road to take on D'Evelyn at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. D'Evelyn knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Littleton likes a good challenge.
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