A victory for Summit just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Evergreen Cougars on the road and fell 43-6. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2014.
Josh Bittner was a one-man wrecking crew for Evergreen as he rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. Evergreen is undefeated when Bittner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. James Mauro was in the mix too, providing Evergreen with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Summit and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Evergreen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Summit will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Conifer at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Evergreen, they will head out on the road to face off against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
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