The matchup between Greeley Central and Niwot on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Greeley Central Wildcats came out on top against the Niwot Cougars by a score of 34-27. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Carlos Cardoza continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 195 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 45 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Greeley Central wouldn't let Niwot keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greeley Central can thank Kevin Tanabanu and Gabe Galindo for forcing both of them.
Greeley Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Greeley Central pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Niwot, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greeley Central will square off against Timnath at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Niwot, they will take on Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
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