It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evergreen had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lutheran Lions a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Evergreen has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Lutheran, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8-1.
Evergreen will take on Longmont on Wednesday. Longmont's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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