A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Summit Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Evergreen's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They really took it to Niwot for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win at home. The result was nothing new for Evergreen, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Evergreen can attribute much of their success to Josh Bittner, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Bittner didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Jackson Hastings made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Another reason for the win was Evergreen's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. Jackson Post was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-6, which was the final score in Summit's tilt against Palisade on Thursday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Evergreen now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Summit, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Evergreen came up short against Summit in their previous meeting back in August of 2014, falling 53-47. Will Evergreen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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