A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars duke it out with the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Niwot took a blow against Frederick, falling 65-37. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Erie came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 49-29 victory. The Tigers pushed the score to 43-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Niwot better focus on containing Juliet Slater and Sophie Husk as the pair were huge in Erie's win. Slater almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine steals, while Husk went 6-for-11 on her way to 17 points. Slater has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tegan Cerveny, who posted four points and six rebounds.
Erie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Erie pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points over those games. As for Niwot, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Niwot took a serious blow against Erie in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 65-22. Thankfully for Niwot, Genevieve Gudino (who went 8-for-12 en route to 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals) 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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