The Conifer Lobos have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Evergreen Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Conifer's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Conifer is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Green Mountain just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 56-34 to the Rams. The Lobos have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Benson White, who threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards. Mason Murphy also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Evergreen got the win against Wheat Ridge on Friday by a conclusive 27-6. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Josh Bittner had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Evergreen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheat Ridge only rushed for 109.
Evergreen wouldn't let Wheat Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Evergreen can thank Jackson Hastings and Caedmon Haddad for forcing both of them. Haddad has been hot recently, having also posted ten or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Conifer's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Evergreen, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Conifer has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Evergreen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Conifer against Evergreen in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 55-0 victory. Does Conifer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evergreen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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