The Evergreen Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Longmont Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 28% better than the opposition, a fact Evergreen proved on Tuesday. They strolled past Denver North with points to spare, taking the game 48-32.
Evergreen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addison McEvers, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Mary Cox was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven steals.
Meanwhile, Longmont didn't have too much trouble with Summit on the road on Saturday as they won 47-33. 47 seems to be a good number for Longmont as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Longmont got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaila Patterson out in front who scored 18 points along with four steals. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Patterson. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Pohl, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Evergreen's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Longmont, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Evergreen came up short against Longmont in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 46-40. Can Evergreen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
