It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Lupton can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thomas Jefferson Spartans on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bluedevils of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2021.
Fort Lupton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Nallely Romero paced Fort Lupton's offense, picking up 11 kills. Romero got some help from
Destini Alarcon and her 24 assists.
Fort Lupton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Thomas Jefferson, they moved to 11-13 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lewis-Palmer the next time they take the court. Thomas Jefferson will head out to face Lewis-Palmer at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Fort Lupton will play them later in the day, at 11:30 a.m.
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