Niwot entered their matchup against Horizon on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Niwot Cougars came up short against the Horizon Hawks, falling 56-34. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-8.
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Despite the loss, Niwot still got an impressive performance from Ella Zechman, who posted six points. The dominant performance also gave Zechman a new career-high in rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Peyton Rhodes, who had three points.
Neveah Stukas was the offensive standout of the contest as she put up seven points in addition to five boards and five steals. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Schumann, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and three blocks.
Niwot's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Horizon, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Niwot will welcome Longmont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Niwot is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season. As for Horizon, they will venture away from home to face off against Monarch at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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