If Englewood was riding high fresh off their 68-30 takedown of Alameda last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Englewood Pirates took a 76-61 bruising from the Fort Lupton Bluedevils on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Bluedevils are ranked 84th).
| 01/16/25 @ Fort Lupton | 2 |
| 01/14/25 vs Alameda | 3 |
| 01/11/25 vs Pomona | 6 |
| 01/09/25 @ The Pinnacle | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Englewood lost, don't look at Jonah Singer. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Singer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Hector Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
It was another big night for Guillaume Nkiadiambu, who made all 10 shots he took for 24 points and eight boards for Fort Lupton. Javon Gonzales was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 15 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Englewood's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-8. As for Fort Lupton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Englewood has already played their next contest, a 92-37 defeat against Wheat Ridge on the 18th. As for Fort Lupton, they will head out on the road to face off against Middle Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Middle Park will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Fort Lupton surely won't give up without a fight.
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