After flying high against the Conifer Lobos last Wednesday, the Evergreen Cougars came back down to earth. Evergreen took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Littleton. Evergreen was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Littleton apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elle Buenning, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buenning has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Taylor Bailey, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Evergreen were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Littleton only racked up nine assists.
Leading Littleton to victory were Jacy Chandler and Penny Urquhart. Chandler scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Urquhart dropped a double-double on 21 points and 18 rebounds. Chandler has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vicky Whitney, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Evergreen's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Littleton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season.
Evergreen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Littleton also has no future games currently scheduled.
