The Niwot Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Niwot is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Legacy, who was ranked fourth at the time (Niwot was ranked tenth). The Cougars came up short against the Lightning on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Niwot was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge entered their tilt with Boulder on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Fossil Ridge not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Boulder between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
Niwot's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Fossil Ridge, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Everything went Niwot's way against Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting back in March, as Niwot made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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