Cougars
| 01/14/25 @ Ponderosa | 50-59 |
| 01/11/25 @ Battle Mountain | 81-43 |
| 01/09/25 @ Highlands Ranch | 53-50 |
| 01/07/25 @ Summit | 72-45 |
| 01/04/25 vs Pueblo Central | 67-46 |
It was a good run, but Evergreen unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 59-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponderosa Mustangs. The Cougars lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 67-29 score last time.
Evergreen's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Beeson, who went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Mccanna, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards.
Among those leading the charge was Cade Heiden, who posted 15 points and seven rebounds. Kai Clark was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
Evergreen's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Ponderosa, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 5-6.
Evergreen has already played their next match (against Eagle Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ponderosa will be playing in front of their home fans against Rock Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponderosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.
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