Niwot faced Poudre in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Impalas by a score of 3-2.
Niwot started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-22, 15-9.
Diego Kheng paced Niwot's offense, picking up 20 kills. Kheng got some help from Jasper Helgans and his 45 assists. Cooper Chudleigh controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Niwot's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Poudre, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-3.
Coming up, Niwot will welcome Greeley Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Poudre, they will be taking part in a tournament against Vail Christian at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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