The Longmont Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Niwot Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Longmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Longmont is headed into the match without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They and Greeley West finished up their game with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Trojans' Tegan O'Brien and Charlie Sanseverino and the Spartans' Henos Berhane were all carded.
Noah Chavarria and
Zander Salva scored both of Longmont's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Niwot faced Fairview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Niwot lost 5-0 to Fairview. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Longmont's draw makes their record 7-0-2 this season. As for Niwot, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Longmont might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Niwot in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Longmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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