The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will venture away from home to challenge the Jefferson Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Lupton has ten straight victories, Jefferson has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fort Lupton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Arrupe Jesuit: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fort Lupton blew Arrupe Jesuit out of the water with an 87-46 final score. The Bluedevils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.
Fort Lupton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Javon Gonzales out in front who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists. What's more, Gonzales also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Guillaume Nkiadiambu was another key player, going 9-for-10 to rack up 18 points and five boards.
Jefferson played against Alameda on Tuesday and lost via forfeit.
Fort Lupton's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.5% in those games and 27.7% outside of them. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Fort Lupton strolled past Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 72-56. Does Fort Lupton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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