Evergreen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Ralston Valley Mustangs, falling 72-39. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 24th).
| 01/28/25 vs Ralston Valley | 2 |
| 01/24/25 @ Golden | 6 |
| 01/22/25 vs D'Evelyn | 2 |
| 01/16/25 @ Eagle Valley | 4 |
| 01/09/25 @ St. Mary's Academy | 3 |
Evergreen lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Addie McEvers, who went 5 for 12 en route to 10 points and six rebounds. McEvers has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Taylor Bailey was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Ralston Valley found their leader in sophomore Santana Sabus, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 20 points along with eight boards and five steals. Another player making a difference was Evi Morwood, who posted 11 points and five assists.
Evergreen's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Ralston Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Evergreen wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-21 victory against Wheat Ridge on the 29th. As for Ralston Valley, they will be playing at home against Arvada West at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Arvada West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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