Niwot is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Northridge a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Niwot Cougars will take on the Northridge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Niwot is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 34-27 to Greeley Central on Friday.
Meanwhile, Northridge fell victim to Mead and their airtight defense on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Mavericks at home and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Mavericks are ranked 28th).
Niwot's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Northridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Niwot took a serious blow against Northridge in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 55-7. Thankfully for Niwot, Isaac Kness (who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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