The Evergreen Cougars will challenge the Conifer Lobos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Conifer's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Evergreen will head into Friday's match after some sweet revenge against Wheat Ridge: Evergreen couldn't quite topple Wheat Ridge on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 21-point loss they took when the two last played. Evergreen blew past Wheat Ridge 27-6. Considering the Cougars have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Bittner went supernova for Evergreen, rushing for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Bittner has become a key player for Evergreen: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
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.
Meanwhile, Conifer unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 56-34 to Green Mountain. The Lobos haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite their defeat, Conifer saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Benson White, who threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards, was perhaps the best of all. Mason Murphy was White's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Evergreen pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Conifer, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Evergreen has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Conifer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 184.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Evergreen was dealt a bruising 55-0 defeat at the hands of Conifer when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Evergreen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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