Englewood is 0-9 against Fort Lupton since October of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Englewood Pirates will head out to challenge the Fort Lupton Bluedevils at 5:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Englewood's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Bennett 1-0. The Pirates' winning goal came courtesy of Jeferson Nunez.
Meanwhile, Fort Lupton entered their tilt with Eagle Ridge Academy on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Warriors 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bluedevils were the better team in the second half.
The win got Englewood back to even at 6-6-2. As for Fort Lupton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Englewood might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Fort Lupton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Englewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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