Football Preview: Sterling Tigers vs. Fort Lupton Bluedevils
Sterling is 5-0 against Fort Lupton since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sterling Tigers will welcome the Fort Lupton Bluedevils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sterling has five straight wins, Fort Lupton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sterling is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Arvada. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Sterling didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Emmerson and Kaden Maikowski.
Meanwhile, Fort Lupton came up short against Brush on Saturday and fell 21-14.
Despite the defeat, Fort Lupton got top-tier performance from Josiah Gonzales, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards on only nine carries. Gonzales didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Sterling pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort Lupton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Sterling has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 367.4 total yards per game. It's a different story for Fort Lupton, though, as they've been averaging only 232.7. Will Sterling be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Fort Lupton flip the script?
Sterling strolled past Fort Lupton when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a score of 27-12. Will Sterling repeat their success, or does Fort Lupton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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