The Fort Lupton Bluedevils will face off against the Skyview Wolverines at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Lupton has 12 straight victories, Skyview has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fort Lupton is returning to their home court after beating Bennett on theirs, despite the fact Bennett has dominated at home this season. Fort Lupton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bennett 48-46. That's two games straight that the Bluedevils have won by exactly two points.
Meanwhile, Skyview came up short against Thornton on Thursday and fell 57-47. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Trojans are ranked 118th).
Despite the defeat, Skyview saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gabriel Guevara went 6-for-9 on his way to 13 points and five steals. Guevara has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Rodriguez, who posted nine points and five boards.
Fort Lupton pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Skyview, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Fort Lupton was able to grind out a solid win over Skyview in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 36-27. Will Fort Lupton repeat their success, or does Skyview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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