Green Mountain has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Evergreen Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but likely not for long.
Green Mountain's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Summit by a score of 7-0. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Tigers are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evergreen). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Skyview 62-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Evergreen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josh Bittner out in front who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 32 yards and a touchdown. Bittner also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Solomon Bentrott was another key back, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evergreen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Evergreen's defense and their three sacks. Hudson Steber was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Green Mountain now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Evergreen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Green Mountain against Evergreen when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-3 win. Will Green Mountain repeat their success, or does Evergreen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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