The Evergreen Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Ponderosa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evergreen will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Evergreen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging an 81-43 victory over Battle Mountain. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa came up short against Lutheran on Wednesday and fell 75-65. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Lions are ranked 29th).
Evergreen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Ponderosa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Evergreen was taken down by Ponderosa 67-29 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Evergreen, Carson Keach (who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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