
Cougars
01/29/25 vs Wheat Ridge | 76-66 |
01/24/25 vs Golden | 55-53 |
01/22/25 @ D'Evelyn | 68-50 |
01/16/25 @ Eagle Valley | 72-63 |
Evergreen had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Wheat Ridge Farmers by a score of 76-66. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Farmers, too.
Evergreen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rob Beldock, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Yager, who went 8 for 20 en route to 21 points and five boards.
Evergreen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheat Ridge only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Several Farmers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaac Mccune, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points and five assists. Mccune's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Amir Nix, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Evergreen is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Evergreen didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-65 defeat against Green Mountain on the 1st. Wheat Ridge has also already played their next game, a 68-45 win against Littleton on the 1st.
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