Basketball Game Preview: Fort Lupton Bluedevils vs. Valley Vikings

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Previous 6 Games

12/06/22 - Neutral	64-39 W
12/03/21 - Neutral	53-44 W
02/27/21 - Home	56-46 W
12/10/19 - Home	69-57 W
12/05/17 - Home	69-66 W
12/06/16 - Home	63-59 W

Fort Lupton has gone a perfect 6-0 against Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bluedevils will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Vikings at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Fort Lupton's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Valley has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Fort Lupton saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a blow against Banning Lewis Academy, falling 94-34. The loss put an end to the Bluedevils' undefeated start to the season.

Meanwhile, Valley came up short against Platte Valley on Friday and fell 72-59. The Vikings were down 60-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fort Lupton, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Everything went Fort Lupton's way against Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as Fort Lupton made off with a 64-39 win. Will the Bluedevils repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.