Cougars
| 01/24/25 vs Golden | 55-53 |
| 01/22/25 @ D'Evelyn | 68-50 |
| 01/16/25 @ Eagle Valley | 72-63 |
Evergreen had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Golden Demons 55-53. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Demons, too.
It was another big night for Lukas Mccanna, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Yager, who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points.
Golden lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zach Orser, who earned nine points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Dylan Paulson, who put up 12 points and five assists.
Evergreen is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Golden, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Evergreen will welcome Wheat Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheat Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Evergreen likes a good challenge. As for Golden, they will square off against Columbine at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Golden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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