The Wheat Ridge Farmers will square off against the Evergreen Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Wheat Ridge finally turned things around against Skyview on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over the Wolverines. The Farmers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 31 points or more this season.
Isaac Mccune continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 325 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 41 yards. Bennett Wilkes was Mccune's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wheat Ridge wouldn't let Skyview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Orlando Reyes, Isaiah Gawrychowski, and Damion Powell picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Evergreen finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They were beaten by Green Mountain 36-0. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The win got Wheat Ridge back to even at 4-4. As for Evergreen, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Wheat Ridge has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 365.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Evergreen, though, as they've been averaging only 225.8. Will Wheat Ridge be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Evergreen flip the script?
Wheat Ridge took their victory against Evergreen when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Evergreen's Josh Bittner, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wheat Ridge still be able to contain Bittner? There's only one way to find out.
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