Summit is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evergreen Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Summit has given up an average of 41.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Summit's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Palisade on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 33rd).
Evergreen never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Niwot on Friday. They took down Niwot 34-17. That looming 34-17 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Evergreen yet this season.
Summit better keep an eye on Gianni Volpe. He was instrumental in Evergreen's win, rushing for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Volpe is now averaging an impressive 103.5 rushing yards per game.
Evergreen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Evergreen's defense and their six sacks. Jackson Post was especially locked on to Niwot's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Evergreen's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Summit, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Summit was taken down by Evergreen 43-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 28-6.
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