The Niwot Cougars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on The Academy Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Niwot will be strutting in after a win while The Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Niwot is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Severance. Niwot had just enough and edged out Severance 8-7 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Haden Shaw, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jack Schrock, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, The Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Eaton, falling 8-0.
Niwot came out on top in a nail-biter against The Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 10-8. Does Niwot have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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