Soccer Preview: Severance vs. Niwot
Severance is 0-4 against Niwot since April of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Severance Silver Knights will be playing at home against the Niwot Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Severance's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Severance is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Greeley West by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Silver Knights have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Niwot had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grizzlies a 1-0 shutout. The Cougars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Xayden Del Rio, which was the first he's scored this season.
Severance's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-2. As for Niwot, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Severance might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Niwot in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Severance was down 4-1.
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