Soccer Preview: Niwot vs. Longmont
The Niwot Cougars will square off against the Longmont Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Niwot is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Fairview, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Niwot was ranked 24th). Niwot came up short against Fairview on Thursday, falling 5-0. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Longmont hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and Greeley West finished up their match with a 2-2 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Trojans' Tegan O'Brien and Charlie Sanseverino and the Spartans' Henos Berhane were all carded.
Noah Chavarria and
Zander Salva scored both of Longmont's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Niwot's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. Longmont's draw gives them a new season record of 7-0-2.
Niwot took their win against Longmont in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 5-1. Does Niwot have another victory up their sleeve, or will Longmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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