If Evergreen was riding high fresh off their 69-40 takedown of The Academy on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars took a 63-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brighton Bulldogs on Friday.
Xavier Spungin and Logan McCanna certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Spungin shot 60% from the field to rack up 22 points along with six boards and four steals, while McCanna dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Murray, who posted five points.
Leading Brighton to victory were John Beauprez and Jackson Burke. Beauprez went 6-for-9 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds, while Burke shot 50% from the field en route to 16 points and eight boards. Beauprez is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Trey Miller, who put up ten points.
Evergreen now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Brighton, the win was the fifth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 2-0.
Evergreen has already played their next matchup, a 79-49 victory against Greeley West on the 6th. As for Brighton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-44 win against The Academy on the 6th.
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