Mountain View is 8-2 against Niwot since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Niwot Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Mountain View's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Niwot has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Mountain View pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 64-56 to Riverdale Ridge. Mountain View has struggled against Riverdale Ridge recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Mountain View might have lost, but man, Tyson Mares-Benz was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mares-Benz has scored all season. Keegan Amans was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Niwot, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-45 loss to Frederick on Tuesday.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Niwot, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Mountain View strolled past Niwot in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 59-44. Will Mountain View repeat their success, or does Niwot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
