The Niwot Cougars will take on the Mead Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Niwot's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mead will have to contend with a Niwot team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since September 24. Niwot and Holy Family finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mead's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Longmont on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Trojans are ranked 13th).
Niwot's draw gives them a new season record of 6-4-2. As for Mead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4-3.
Everything went Niwot's way against Mead in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as Niwot made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Niwot repeat their success, or does Mead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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