After flying high against Alameda last Tuesday, Lake County came back down to earth. The Lake County Panthers had to suffer through a 89-49 loss at the hands of the Fort Lupton Bluedevils. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bluedevils: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Lake County still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Martinez, who went 9 of 21 en route to 23 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks. Andrew Cano also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Fort Lupton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Javon Gonzales out in front who went 8 for 12 on his way to 21 points along with eight boards and seven assists. The matchup was Gonzales' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Guillaume Nkiadiambu, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Lake County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Fort Lupton, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Lake County will venture away from home to face off against Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. Fort Lupton has already played their next contest (against The Pinnacle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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