Basketball Game Preview: Fort Lupton Bluedevils vs. DSST: Cedar Falcons

The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will face off against the DSST: Cedar Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Lupton has 14 straight wins, DSST: Cedar has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Fort Lupton beat Basalt 73-69.

Mylz Palmer

Points (Career)

02/25/25 @ Basalt	30
02/08/25 vs Sheridan	15
12/13/24 vs Sterling	15
02/22/25 vs Skyview	13
02/06/25 vs Alameda	13

Mylz Palmer was nothing short of spectacular: he went 9-for-18 en route to 30 points and four steals. Those 30 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Garcia, who shot 70% from the field to rack up 16 points and six assists.

Meanwhile, DSST: Cedar was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 57-53 to Manual.

Fort Lupton will have to contain Matt Stophel as he made an impact in DSST: Cedar's last game. He dropped a double-double with 19 points and 14 boards. Stophel is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Semahje Kalanda, who posted 11 points.

Even though they lost, DSST: Cedar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matches.

Fort Lupton's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for DSST: Cedar, they now have a losing record of 11-12.