The Platte Canyon Huskies will challenge the Fort Lupton Bluedevils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Platte Canyon: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Fort Lupton has snatched up 12 consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Platte Canyon turned things around against Alameda on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 66-44 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-21.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Lupton). They breezed by Arvada to the tune of 84-52 on Thursday. Given the Bluedevils' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Lupton is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Platte Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Platte Canyon was taken down by Fort Lupton 63-22 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Platte Canyon was down 40-11.
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