The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will face off against the Alameda Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Lupton has seven straight wins, Alameda has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fort Lupton is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing The Pinnacle: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fort Lupton blew The Pinnacle out of the water with a 74-33 final score. The Bluedevils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
| 02/03/25 @ The Pinnacle | 20 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lake County | 21 |
| 01/28/25 @ Platte Canyon | 25 |
| 01/23/25 vs Arvada | 21 |
Javon Gonzales was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Garcia, who went 6 of 14 en route to 18 points and five boards.
Fort Lupton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 8 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.1.
Meanwhile, Alameda came up short against Arrupe Jesuit on Tuesday and fell 56-45. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Generals 14-9 in the first quarter.
Fort Lupton pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Alameda, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything came up roses for Fort Lupton against Alameda in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, as the team secured a 63-34 win. Will Fort Lupton repeat their success, or does Alameda have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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