After soaring to 38 points the game before, Wheat Ridge was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 27-6 to the Evergreen Cougars. The match marked the Farmers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Wheat Ridge still got an impressive performance from Isaac Mccune, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 133 yards on seven of 15 attempts.
Josh Bittner was a one-man wrecking crew for Evergreen as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Bittner is becoming a predictor of Evergreen's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Wheat Ridge now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Evergreen, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheat Ridge will face off against Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Evergreen, they will take on Conifer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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