Basketball Recap: Erie Sets Scoring Season-High Against Niwot

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

02/18/25 vs Niwot	70
01/10/25 vs Rocky Mountain	67
12/14/24 vs Mead	66
01/03/25 @ Boulder	63
01/07/25 @ Silver Creek	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Erie). They breezed past the Niwot Cougars to the tune of 70-41 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won three matches in a row.

Erie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Callen Gebhardt, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 14 points along with seven assists and five boards. Gebhardt is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Christopher Smith was another key player, putting up 11 points and six steals.

Gebhardt wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Erie was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Erie pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Niwot, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19.

Coming up, Erie will venture away from home to face off against Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brighton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully Erie likes a good challenge. Niwot does not have any more games scheduled as of now.