Basketball Game Preview: Lancaster Red Devils vs. Northampton Yellowjackets

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12/02/24 - Away	72-70 W
01/04/24 - Away	81-73 W
12/01/23 - Home	65-64 W
01/03/23 - Home	65-55 W
12/12/22 - Away	74-59 W
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Lancaster is 8-2 against Northampton since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Lancaster Red Devils will be playing at home against the Northampton Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Friday, Lancaster earned a 75-65 win over Arcadia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.

Meanwhile, Northampton suffered their biggest defeat since December 28, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Arcadia, falling 101-75. The Yellowjackets were down 78-51 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Lancaster will have to keep a close watch on Jasheem Collins and Jaylen Anderson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Northampton's prior game. Collins went 9-for-18 to rack up 26 points, while Anderson went 9-for-20 en route to 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Malique Collins was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to five boards and five steals.

Lancaster pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northampton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Lancaster came out on top in a nail-biter against Northampton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 72-70. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Anderson, who went 11-for-24 on his way to 30 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lancaster still be able to contain Anderson? There's only one way to find out.