Soccer Preview: Fort Lupton vs. Eagle Ridge Academy
The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will face off against the Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Lupton has six straight wins, Eagle Ridge Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eagle Ridge Academy better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Fort Lupton really get things going. Fort Lupton blew past Bennett 5-1 on Friday. The Bluedevils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by four goals or more this season.
They hit Bennett with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Javier Osuna (3),
Sergio Garcia, and
Santiago Guzman.
Meanwhile, Eagle Ridge Academy lost 5-1 to Colorado Academy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Mustangs are ranked 41st).
Fort Lupton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Fort Lupton came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagle Ridge Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Fort Lupton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eagle Ridge Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
