Northridge and Niwot are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northridge Grizzlies will head out on the road to square off against the Niwot Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Northridge's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last four contests.
Northridge can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Fort Morgan as Northridge made off with a 5-0 win. Given Northridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Fort Morgan is ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northridge hit Fort Morgan with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nina Rodriguez (2),
Clementine Darnell,
Samantha Jackson, and
Sophia Carbajal.
Meanwhile, Niwot suffered a rough 5-2 defeat at the hands of Riverdale Ridge on Tuesday. Niwot was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
Northridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. As for Niwot, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
Northridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Niwot in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northridge since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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