A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Evergreen Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Summit took a blow against Palisade, falling 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evergreen). They really took it to Niwot for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 victory at home. With that win, Evergreen brought their scoring average up to 29.8 points per game.
Among those leading the charge was Josh Bittner, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Jackson Hastings got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Evergreen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Hastings led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Summit now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Evergreen, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Summit didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Evergreen when the teams last played back in August of 2014, but they still walked away with a 53-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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