Basketball Recap: Fort Lupton Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Win

Bluedevils

Previous Games

02/11/25 vs Arrupe Jesuit	47-26
02/06/25 vs Alameda	52-35
02/03/25 @ The Pinnacle	57-37
01/30/25 vs Lake County	48-18
01/28/25 @ Platte Canyon	45-28
+ 5 more games

Fort Lupton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.4 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 47-26 margin over the Arrupe Jesuit Generals. The Bluedevils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Lupton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Beverly, who posted 17 points along with seven boards and six steals. Fort Lupton is 8-1 when Beverly posts five or more steals, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Marely Gomez, who scored ten points in addition to eight assists and seven steals.

Fort Lupton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.

Fort Lupton's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points over those games. As for Arrupe Jesuit, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Lupton will challenge Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Fort Lupton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Arrupe Jesuit, they will head out to take on The Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 18th.